Detectors
Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.
251 detectors match the current filters. tactic: TA0006 ✕
Download CSV| Type | Name | Severity | Module | Data source / event | ATT&CK |
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| 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 | Suspicious secrets dump activity An identity dumped multiple secrets from the project, considerably more than usual. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to dump sensitive information from the cloud environment. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log | Credential Access, Collection |
| 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 | Suspicious usage of EC2 token An AWS EC2 STS token was used externally from an EC2 instance. | Low | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Credential Access, Initial 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 | Uncommon access to Microsoft Teams cookies files Sensitive Microsoft Teams cookies files were accessed. | Informational | Identity 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 |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon Azure Cosmos DB master key read by identity A cloud identity read master keys from an Azure Cosmos DB account, which is uncommon for this identity. | Low | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon creation or access operation of sensitive shadow copy An uncommon creation or access of a sensitive Shadow Copy volume path. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon sensitive filesystem registry hive access A sensitive registry hive was accessed from the filesystem by an uncommon actor, which is used for credentials dumping. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon sensitive registry hive dump A sensitive registry hive was extracted, which is used for accessing credentials. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon SetWindowsHookEx API invocation of a possible keylogger A process installed a Windows desktop hook by calling the SetWindowsHookEx API function with an unpopular module. This behavior is commonly seen in keyloggers. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access, Collection |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon SQL like command line Uncommon SQL query in command line of an executed process. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| Analytics | Uncommon WPAD queries There were multiple attempts to access WPAD resources by a single host in your network. This may indicate a malicious activity. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unprivileged process opened a registry hive An unprivileged process opened a registry hive directly. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| BIOC | Unsigned process accessed a credential locker file The credential manager stores credentials for logging in to websites, applications and devices in encrypted Windows Vault Credential Files which can be accessed and decrypted by an attacker. | Informational | Platform Analytics | File | Credential Access |
| BIOC | Unsigned process accessed a Thunderbird Mail profiles folder An attacker may access the Thunderbird Mail profiles folder to extract users' credentials. | Informational | Platform Analytics | File | Credential Access |
| BIOC | Unsigned process reads Chromium credentials file Adversaries may acquire credentials from web browsers by reading files specific to the target browser. | Informational | Platform Analytics | File | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual access to the AD Sync credential files The AD Sync credential files were accessed in an unusual way. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual access to the Windows Internal Database on an ADFS server The Windows Internal Database (WID) was queried in an unusual way on an ADFS server. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual ADConnect database file access An unusual process accessed the ADConnect database files. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual ADFS Remote Synchronization network connections from non-ADFS server Detected an unauthorized configuration sync request to the ADFS Policy Store from a non-ADFS server, step for forging SAML tokens in a Golden SAML attack. | Low | Platform Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, XDR Agent | Credential Access, Lateral Movement |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual Azure AD sync module load A process that does not usually load the Azure AD Sync mcrypt.dll loaded the module. | Low | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual certificate management activity A cloud identity performed a certificate management operation for the first time. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual CertLog Remote File Write A remote host wrote to a certificate log file via RPC over SMB, which may indicate the use of an AD CS attack tool like Certipy. This behavior is commonly associated with certificate-based authentication attacks. | Low | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual CIM repository file access An uncommon process accessed the CIM repository file, potentially to retrieve stored NNA credentials for unauthorized use. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual cloud Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) access A request to cloud Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) was made by an unusual process. This process does not usually access the Instance Metadata Service. An attacker may extract cloud compute tokens to gain access to a cloud environment. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual Encrypting File System Remote call (EFSRPC) to domain controller An unusual Encrypting File System Remote call (EFSRPC) was made to a domain controller. | Low | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual key management activity A cloud identity performed a key management operation for the first time. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual Kubernetes secret access Suspicious Kubernetes secret access. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual Kubernetes service account file read An unusual process opened a Kubernetes service account file for the first time. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual process accessed FTP Client credentials An unusual process has accessed a third-party FTP client's credential file. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual process accessed web browser cookies An unusual process has accessed a web browser's session cookie store. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual process accessed web browser credentials An unusual process has accessed a web browser credentials file. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual secret management activity A cloud Identity performed a secret management operation for the first time. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual URL(s) sent by a brand were observed in the email A URL that is not usually associated with the brand has been detected. | Informational | Email Security | Microsoft 365 Emails | Execution, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Usage of homograph characters detected in an email attachment(s) name Detected characters resembling Latin letters within an email attachment(s) name. This method could be used as a method to evade text or file scanners and analyzers. | Informational | Email Security | Microsoft 365 Emails | Execution, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | User attempted to connect from a suspicious country A user connected from an unusual country. This may indicate the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | AzureAD, Azure SignIn Log, Idira, Duo, Okta, OneLogin, PingOne | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics | VPN login Brute-Force attempt A user account failed to log in to a VPN service multiple times in a short time period. This may indicate a brute-force attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics | VPN Login Password Spray An abnormally high number of users failed to log in to a VPN service from an IP address within a short period of time. This may indicate a password spray attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Vulnerable certificate template loaded A possible misconfigured certificate template was loaded by Certificate Services. This may indicate potential certificate template abuse. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Weakly-Encrypted Kerberos TGT Response A weakly encrypted Kerberos TGT was issued by a domain controller. The encryption type is abnormal for this DC and results in a TGT that is easier to crack. This behavior may indicate a Skeleton Key attack. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, XDR Agent | Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Weakly-Encrypted Kerberos Ticket Requested 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. | Low | Platform Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| BIOC | Web browser cookie and credential access Detect attempt to acquire cookies or credentials from a Safari browser. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access |
| BIOC | WinPmem Forensics Tool The WinPmem Forensics Tool has been run. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Collection, Credential Access |
| BIOC | WMI access to shadow copy interface An attacker may be trying to modify and/or delete shadow copies via WMI for disabling system backups or extracting NTDS.dit. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access, Impact |