Analytics Low

Short-lived user account

A user was created and deleted within a short period of time.

Module:
Identity Analytics
Data source:
Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: Valid Accounts (T1078)
Attacker's goals:

Evasion using a valid account.

Investigative actions:

Check the user who created the account and verify the activity. Confirm that the account creation was not accidental.

Test period:
1 Hour
Deduplication:
1 Hour
2 variations:
  • Abnormal short-lived user account Low
  • Short-lived hidden user account Medium (parent: Low)