BIOC Informational

Account creation via command-line tool

The useradd/adduser command could be used to create user accounts or to add users to existing groups.

Module:
Platform Analytics
Agent event type:
Process execution
Category:
Persistence
Status:
Enabled
ATT&CK tactics: Persistence (TA0003)
ATT&CK techniques: Create Account (T1136)
Indicator:

Process action type = execution AND target process name = useradd , adduser

Preventable: yes