Detectors

Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.

123 detectors match the current filters. tactic: TA0006 ✕

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Type Name Severity Module Data source / event ATT&CK
Analytics BIOC A suspicious process enrolled for a certificate A suspicious process enrolled for a certificate. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Access to kubelet credentials file A process accessed a kubelet credentials file. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Access to Kubernetes CA certificate file A process accessed a Kubernetes CA certificate file. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Access to Kubernetes configuration file A process accessed a Kubernetes node configuration file. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Cached credentials discovery with cmdkey Cmdkey is a built-in Windows tool that can cache domain user credentials for use on specific target machines, Attackers can access cached user credentials using cmdkey /list. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access, Discovery
BIOC Cleartext password harvesting using find tools On Windows, the find and findstr tools can be used to find content in files on disk. This rule is looking for cases where the find command is looking for the string 'password', which indicates an attempt to find passwords. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Command-line arguments match Mimikatz execution These command-line arguments are often used by Mimikatz to dump credentials. High Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Copy a process memory file Copy a process memory file using the dd utility. High Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Copy a user's GnuPG directory with rsync Copy a user's GnuPG (.gnupg) directory on to a staging folder using the 'find' and 'rsync' commands. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
BIOC Creation of volume shadow copy using vssadmin.exe An attacker may create volume shadow copies to gain access to protected or locked files, whereas backup is the common legitimate use. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Credential dumping via fgdump.exe Attackers may use fgdump.exe to perform local credential dumping. Medium Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Credential dumping via gsecdump.exe Attackers may use gsecdump to obtain password hashes and LSA secrets. Medium Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Credential dumping via LaZagne LaZagne has been executed. Attackers may use this tool to gather account and password information from credential dumping. High Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Credential dumping via pwdumpx.exe Attackers may use pwdumpx.exe to perform local or remote credential dumping. Medium Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Credential dumping via wce.exe Attackers may use wce.exe (Windows Credential Editor) to obtain user credentials. Medium Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Credential Vault command-line access The Credential Vault command line was used to enumerate a user's saved credentials. Medium Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Credentials from Web Browsers Detects attempt to copy browser files to acquire credentials. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Dumping lsass.exe memory for credential extraction Dumping lsass.exe memory to a file allows attackers to later extract credentials from the dumped memory. Medium Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Dumping Registry hives with passwords Dumping registry hives can be used to obtain stored credentials/hashes. Low Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Execution of Fsociety tool pack The Fsociety tool pack is an array of tools for information gathering, password attacks, exploitation, and more. Medium Platform Analytics Process execution Discovery, Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Extracting credentials from Unix files Suspicious Unix files containing insecurely stored credentials were accessed. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
BIOC Forensics Driver Loaded A forensics driver has been loaded. Informational Platform Analytics Module Collection, Credential Access
Analytics BIOC FTP Connection Using an Anonymous Login or Default Credentials An FTP connection using an anonymous login was detected. Low Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs Initial Access, Credential Access
BIOC Grepping for passwords Attackers may look for cleartext passwords in files using the grep command. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC GUI Input Capture Prompt user to supply a password in response to a System Preference dialog pop up message. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Hash cracking using Hashcat tool Hash cracking allows attackers to collect passwords and use them later on as part of their operation. Medium Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Hydra Password Brute-Force Tool Execution Attackers may use brute-force techniques to gain access to accounts when usernames and/or passwords are unknown. High Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
BIOC Installation of Cain & Abel password recovery tool A process created a Registry key associated with the common password cracking tool Cain & Abel. Low Platform Analytics Registry Credential Access
BIOC Internet Explorer home page modification The Internet Explorer home page could be changed to a malicious page. Low Platform Analytics Registry Impact, Credential Access
BIOC Kerberos brute-force attack using Kerbrute This is a known Kerbrute tool command, used to conduct Kerberos authentication brute-force attacks. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
Analytics Kerberos Pre-Auth Failures by Host The endpoint failed an unusual number of Kerberos pre-authentications (TGT requests) from at least three users when compared to its baseline. This can indicate a password-spraying attack. Low Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics Kerberos Pre-Auth Failures by User and Host The user account on this host failed Kerberos pre-authentications (TGT requests) an unusual number of times. This can indicate a Kerberos brute-force attack. Informational Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent Credential Access
BIOC Kerberos service ticket request in PowerShell command Asking for a specific Kerberos service ticket can indicate an attacker's attempt to "Kerberoast" or use the ticket directly. High Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access, Lateral Movement
BIOC Key Certificate Search And Exfiltrate Possible attempt to search for key certificates and exfiltrate them. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Keychain Certificate Access Detected access to Keychain certificates. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Keychain Import Item An item was imported from the Keychain. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Keychain Unlock Detected Keychain unlocking. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Keylogging using system commands Usage of a Linux system utility to capture input. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access, Collection
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes secret enumeration activity Kubectl secret enumeration command was executed. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
BIOC LOLBAS reading a Windows credential manager file Encrypted files under the path AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials are associated with saved passwords in the Windows system. Informational Platform Analytics File Credential Access
Analytics BIOC LSASS dump file written to disk Dumping Lsass.exe (Local Security Authority Subsystem Service) memory to file allows attackers to later extract credentials from the memory dump. Medium Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics Machine Account NTLM Relay An NTLM NTProofStr was seen from more than one source. This indicates that machine account NTLM authentication data has been relayed. Low Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent Credential Access, Lateral Movement
Analytics BIOC Memory dumping with comsvcs.dll A process memory dump was performed using comsvcs.dll MiniDump. This method is commonly used by attackers to dump Lsass.exe (Local Security Authority Subsystem Service) process memory to a file, so they could later extract credentials from the memory dump. High Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Mimikatz command-line arguments These command-line arguments are often used by Mimikatz to dump and harvest credentials. High Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Modification of NTLM restrictions in the Registry Allowing the transmission of NTLM could be part of an NTLM downgrade or an Internal Monologue attack. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Modification of PAM Modification of PAM configuration files. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Persistence, Defense Evasion, Credential Access
Analytics Multiple Suspicious FTP Login Attempts Multiple suspicious FTP sessions were detected, which may indicate a brute-force attempt. Low Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs Initial Access, Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Multiple uncommon SSH Servers with the same Server host key Multiple uncommon SSH servers were observed using the same host key. Low Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics Multiple Weakly-Encrypted Kerberos Tickets Received A user accessed a number of services associated with user accounts in the 10 minutes leading to the alert, generating a number of weakly encrypted Kerberos TGS (ticket granting service) tickets that is significantly larger than the number of weakly encrypted TGS tickets received by that user in the 30 days leading to the alert. Services associated with user accounts are a common target for Kerberoasting due to default weak encryption. Low Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent Credential Access
BIOC Nagios enumeration A Nagios XI database may be enumerated for the credentials of the hosts monitored. Low Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Netrc file enumeration Enumeration commands such as test and cat were executed on .netrc file paths that contain credentials. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
Analytics BIOC NTDS.dit file written by an uncommon executable The Active Directory database file was written by an uncommon process to a non-default location. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
BIOC Ntdsutil.exe accessing ntds.dit file Attackers may attempt to dump ntds.dit, which stores all Active Directory account information, to later extract passwords and hashes from it. High Platform Analytics File Credential Access
BIOC NTLM Credential dumping via RpcPing.exe RpcPing.exe can be used to gain network NTLM hash for offline cracking. Medium Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
Analytics NTLM Relay An NTLM NTProofStr was seen from more than one source. This indicates that NTLM authentication data has been relayed. Informational Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent Credential Access, Lateral Movement
BIOC Password-related Mozilla files were read by a non-Mozilla process Adversaries may acquire credentials from web browsers by reading files specific to the target browser. Informational Platform Analytics File Credential Access
BIOC Pluggable Authentication Modules Access Access to Pluggable Authentication Modules. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Pluggable Authentication Modules Modification Modification of Pluggable Authentication Modules. Informational Platform Analytics File Credential Access
Analytics Possible brute force on sudo user A user executed an unusual amount of sudo commands in a short time period. This may indicate an attempt to guess the sudo password. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics Possible brute force or configuration change attempt on cytool An unusual amount of cytool commands were executed in a short period from a user who doesn't usually run these commands. This may indicate an attempt to guess the Administrator password. High Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Possible DCSync from a non domain controller Attackers may pose a compromised host as a DC to replicate data to it (DCSync). Low Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access, Defense Evasion
Analytics BIOC Possible Distributed File System Namespace Management (DFSNM) abuse A possible abuse of Distributed File System Namespace Management (DFSNM). High Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Possible Kerberoasting without SPNs A user specifically requested weak and deprecated encryption in a Kerberos TGS request. This provides easy-to-crack hashes, and is typically a sign of a Kerberoasting attack. The requested service was specified by using a suspicious SPN type, which is often used by Kerberoasting tools to request by SAN instead of SPN. Low Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent Credential Access
BIOC Possible LSASS memory dump Dumping Lsass.exe (Local Security Authority Subsystem Service) memory to file allows attackers to later extract credentials from the memory dump. High Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Possible network sniffing attempt via tcpdump or tshark Attackers may monitor network traffic for cleartext credentials or to learn the network's configuration. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access, Discovery
Analytics BIOC Possible new DHCP server A DHCP response was sent from an unknown DHCP server. Attackers may send a DHCP response to a host in his LAN to inject a DNS server, route or WPAD server. Medium Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Possible Search For Password Files Attackers often search for files that have passwords in them. Medium Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Possible use of a networking driver for network sniffing A process wrote a known networking driver with network sniffing capabilities to disk, attackers can use it to sniff passwords and other credentials from the network. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access, Discovery
Analytics Potential kubelet impersonation attempt A process accessed both the Kubelet credentials and the Kubernetes CA certificate, indicating an attempt to impersonate the node agent and communicate with the API server. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
BIOC Potential Network Sniffing Network sniffing related processes were detected. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access, Discovery
Analytics BIOC Potential SCCM credential harvesting using WMI detected Attackers or malware may use WMI queries to obtain domain credentials that are used by the SCCM. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Execution, Credential Access
Analytics BIOC PowerShell pfx certificate extraction PowerShell was used to extract a pfx certificate file. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
BIOC PowerShell runs with known Mimikatz arguments These PowerShell arguments are often used to run commands with malicious intent while running Mimikatz, a credential harvesting tool. Medium Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Procdump executed from an atypical directory Procdump.exe is a SysInternals tool used to dump process memory; it can be used to dump lsass.exe memory to extract credentials. Medium Platform Analytics XDR Agent Defense Evasion, Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Rare process accessed a Keychain file An unusual process accessed a Keychain file. This might indicate a credential-grabbing attempt. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
BIOC Reading .ssh files Attackers may gather SSH keys (typically found in the ~/.ssh/ directory) to later use to authenticate with remote SSH servers. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Reading bash command history file Attackers may access the bash history file to glean cleartext usernames and passwords that were entered on the command line. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
BIOC Registry credentials extraction Attackers may extract credentials from the Registry using system commands. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Retrieval of kubelet credentials A process retrieved kubelet credentials. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Sensitive browser credential files accessed by a rare non browser process Sensitive browser credential files accessed by a rare non browser process. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
BIOC Shell History Access Access to files holding shell history information. Informational Platform Analytics File Credential Access, Collection
BIOC Shell history access Attackers may search historical commands for credentials and information gathering. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
BIOC Shell History Access Access to files holding shell history information. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access, Collection
BIOC SSH key pair discovery Attackers may look for SSH key pairs using the find command. Informational Platform Analytics Process execution Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Stored credentials exported using credwiz.exe Attackers may abuse the credwiz tool to export stored accounts. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Suspicious access to shadow file An unpopular process accessed the shadow file. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Suspicious Certutil AD CS contact A suspicious occurrence of Certutil attempted to contact the AD CS Request Interface. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Discovery, Credential Access
BIOC Suspicious debug file created in a temporary folder SharpDump and SafetyKatz are credential dumping tools that create minidumps for the process ID (PID) specified (LSASS by default) in C:\Windows\Temp\debug<PID>.bin. High Platform Analytics File Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Suspicious dump of ntds.dit using Shadow Copy with ntdsutil/vssadmin Attackers may attempt to dump the ntds.dit file, which stores all Active Directory account information, to later extract passwords and hashes from it. High Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Suspicious Kubernetes pod token access A Kubernetes pod has accessed the access token of another pod. This could indicate potential unauthorized access or a security breach within the cluster. Medium Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics Suspicious LDAP queries followed by shared folder access The user executed suspicious LDAP queries shortly before accessing a shared folder. This behavior may be indicative of Rubeus activity involving Kerberos ticket forgery, such as Golden Ticket or Silver Ticket attacks. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Suspicious process accessed certificate files A suspicious process accessed certificate files. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Suspicious setspn.exe execution A Service Principal Name (SPN) is a unique identifier for a service, mapped to a specific account. Setspn.exe can be used to retrieve SPN information, which may indicate an attacker's attempt to "Kerberoast". Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Suspicious sshpass command execution The sshpass command was executed, This could be an attempt to check for credential stuffing. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Uncommon access to /etc/passwd A process made an uncommon attempt to access /etc/passwd. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Discovery, Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Uncommon access to cloud platforms' sensitive files by a scripting engine A scripting engine has accessed sensitive cloud platforms' files. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Uncommon access to Microsoft Teams credential files Sensitive Microsoft Teams credential files were accessed. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Uncommon AppleScript designed to access credential files was executed via the command line The AppleScript interpreter was executed with a script designed to access credential files such as keychains or SSH keys. Medium Platform Analytics XDR Agent Execution, Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Uncommon AppleScript potentially utilizes credential-grabbing techniques to steal user passwords The AppleScript interpreter potentially utilizes credential-grabbing techniques to steal user passwords. Low Platform Analytics XDR Agent Execution, Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Uncommon attempt at grabbing credentials from a sensitive file A process made an uncommon attempt to access a file that may contain sensitive information. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access, Discovery