Analytics BIOC Informational

Suspicious domain user account creation

A user was observed creating a rare domain account.

Module:
Identity Analytics
Data source:
Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
ATT&CK tactics: Persistence (TA0003)
ATT&CK techniques: Create Account: Domain Account (T1136.002)
Attacker's goals:

Persistence using a valid account.

Investigative actions:

Check the user who created the account and verify its activity.

Test period:
N/A (single event)
Deduplication:
1 Day