Analytics BIOC Low
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Suspicious LDAP search query executed

A suspicious and unpopular LDAP search query was executed. This may be indicative of Active Directory domain enumeration, which may be used during attacks against the organization.

Module:
Platform Analytics
Data source:
XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
ATT&CK tactics: Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK techniques: Account Discovery (T1087)
Detector tags: LDAP Analytics (Client)
Attacker's goals:

An attacker is attempting to enumerate Active Directory.

Investigative actions:

Check if the process executes LDAP search queries as part of its normal behavior. Investigate the LDAP search query for any suspicious indicators. Determine whether the search query is generic. Wide search queries (often using wildcards) tend to be more suspicious. In our case, we are looking for targeted search queries.

Test period:
N/A (single event)
Deduplication:
1 Day
2 variations:
  • Suspicious LDAP search query executed High (parent: Low)
  • Suspicious LDAP search query executed Low Adds Domain Trust Discovery (T1482)