Detectors
Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.
147 detectors match the current filters. tactic: TA0006 ✕
Download CSV| Type | Name | Severity | Module | Data source / event | ATT&CK |
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| Analytics BIOC | A compute-attached identity executed API calls outside the instance's region A compute-attached identity performed actions outside the compute instance region. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Initial Access, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes secret was created or deleted A Kubernetes secret was created or deleted. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A suspicious process queried AD CS objects via LDAP A suspicious process queried AD CS objects via LDAP. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Discovery, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A user certificate was issued with a mismatch A certificate was issued to a user who was not the requester, this may indicate a certificate manipulation. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A user connected from a new country A user connected from an unusual country that the user has not connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | AzureAD, Azure SignIn Log, Idira, Duo, Okta, OneLogin, PingOne | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics BIOC | A user connected to a VPN from a new country A user connected to a VPN from an unusual country that the user has not connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics BIOC | A user created a pfx file for the first time A user created a pfx file for the first time. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A user logged in from an abnormal country or ASN A user logged in from an unusual country or ASN. This may indicate that the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics | A user logged on to multiple workstations via Schannel A user logged on to multiple workstations with a certificate via Schannel. This may be indicative of a compromised account. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A user modified an Okta MFA factor An Okta MFA factor was modified by a user, suggesting a potential compromise of the account. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Okta Audit Log | Credential Access, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A user queried AD CS objects via LDAP A user queried AD CS objects via LDAP. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Discovery, Credential Access |
| Analytics | A user received multiple weakly encrypted service tickets A user received multiple weakly encrypted service tickets. This is typically a sign of a Kerberoasting attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics | A user requested multiple service tickets A user requested multiple service tickets. This is typically a sign of a Kerberoasting attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics | Abnormal File Activity in SCCMContentLib Shared Folder by user A user generated suspicious file activity within the SCCMContentLib shared folder, which is considered a high-value target for attackers. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access, Privilege Escalation |
| 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 | An Azure Key Vault key was modified An Azure Key Vault key was modified. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | An Azure Key Vault was modified Azure Key Vault has been modified or deleted by an Identity. This could be an indication of unauthorized access or malicious activity. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | An identity accessed Azure Kubernetes Secrets An identity has accessed or attempted to access Azure Kubernetes secrets or Config Objects. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | AWS console login without MFA An identity logged in to the AWS console without MFA. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Initial Access, Persistence, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | AWS Secrets Manager discovery An attempt was made to list secrets from AWS Secrets Manager. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Credential Access, Discovery |
| Analytics BIOC | AWS SSM parameters discovery An attempt was made to list parameters stored in AWS SSM. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Credential Access, Discovery |
| Analytics BIOC | AWS SSM parameters retrieval An attempt was made to retrieve parameters stored in AWS SSM. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | AWS STS temporary credentials were generated AWS STS temporary credentials were generated for an AWS identity. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Persistence, Initial Access, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Azure application consent An identity consented permissions to an application. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | AzureAD Audit Log | Initial Access, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Azure Key Vault modification Azure Key Vault modifications can be crucial as it stores secrets e.g. encryption keys, certifications, etc. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Azure Key Vault Secrets were modified Azure key vault secrets were modified. A change or deletion of secrets in Azure Key Vault has been detected. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Azure Storage Account key generated Azure storage access keys rotation, might affect services/applications depended on the key set. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics | Brute-force attempt on a local account A local user account failed to log in multiple times in a short time period. This may indicate a brute-force attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| 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 | 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 | Credentials from Web Browsers Detects attempt to copy browser files to acquire credentials. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Email contains URL delivering high-risk file type Emails with URLs linking to file types commonly blocked by email vendors due to their use in malware delivery. | Informational | Email Security | Microsoft 365 Emails | Execution, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | External email with a single internal recipient hidden in BCC External email with mailbox owner hidden in BCC as the only internal recipient. | Informational | Email Security | Microsoft 365 Emails | Execution, Credential Access |
| Analytics | External Login Password Spray An abnormally high amount of user account login attempts were seen on a host within a short period of time. This may have resulted from a login password spray attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | First connection from a country in organization A user connected to an SSO service from an unusual country that no one from this organization has connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | AzureAD, Azure SignIn Log, Idira, Duo, Okta, OneLogin, PingOne | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics BIOC | First VPN access attempt from a country in organization A user attempted to connect from an unusual country that no one from this organization has connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics BIOC | First-time attachment exchange Detects when an attachment is sent between individuals for the first time in 30 days. | Informational | Email Security | Microsoft 365 Emails | Execution, Credential Access |
| BIOC | Forensics Driver Loaded A forensics driver has been loaded. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Module | Collection, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Google Workspace user authentication information changed Google Workspace authentication information was changed for a user. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Credential Access, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Granting Access to an Account Azure access has been granted to an account. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | 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 |
| Analytics BIOC | Initial person-to-person email contact Identifies when a sender initiates contact with individuals with no prior history of interaction in the last 30 days. | Informational | Email Security | Microsoft 365 Emails | Execution, Credential Access |
| Analytics | Intense SSO failures An abnormally high amount of SSO authentication attempts were seen within a short period of time. This could be the outcome of a brute-force login attempt. | Informational | Identity Analytics | AzureAD, Azure SignIn Log, Idira, Duo, Okta, OneLogin, PingOne | Credential Access, Initial Access |
| Analytics | Internal Login Password Spray An abnormally high amount of user account login attempts were seen from a host within a short period of time. This may have resulted from a login password spray attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Invalid SAML Detected A user attempted to sign in using an invalid SAML. This might indicate a Golden SAML attack. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | AzureAD, Okta | Credential Access |
| Analytics | IP Rotation Pattern in SSO Spray A high volume of SSO authentication attempts was observed in a short time window. This behavior may indicate a password spray attack targeting multiple accounts. | Informational | Identity Analytics | AzureAD, Azure SignIn Log, Idira, Duo, Okta, OneLogin, PingOne | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| 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 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 | Key Certificate Search And Exfiltrate Possible attempt to search for key certificates and exfiltrate them. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Key credential attribute modification A user modified the msDS-KeyCredentialLink attribute for an account, which may indicate a shadow credentials attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | 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 | Kubernetes admission controller activity A Kubernetes admission controller has been created or modified. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Persistence, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Kubernetes secret enumeration activity Kubectl secret enumeration command was executed. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Kubernetes secrets enumeration for the first time An identity listed Kubernetes secrets for the first time. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Credential Access |
| Analytics | Large volume of files potentially containing credentials accessed in Google Drive A user accessed a large volume of files potentially containing credentials in Google Drive. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Collection, 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 | Microsoft Configuration Manager device registration and policy request A user registered a device and requested a Microsoft Configuration Manager policy. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Modification of PAM Modification of PAM configuration files. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Defense Evasion, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Moniker link detected in URL(s) A Moniker link was detected within the email's body. The link has the convention of a Moniker link (CVE-2024-21413) correlated to a suspicious URL scheme. | Informational | Email Security | Microsoft 365 Emails | Execution, Credential Access |
| Analytics | Multiple Okta MFA requests sent to a user Multiple SSO MFA attempts were sent to the user. This may indicate an MFA fatigue attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Okta | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics | Multiple TGT requests for users without Kerberos pre-authentication Multiple TGT requests for users that do not require Kerberos pre-authentication were observed. This is typically a sign of an AS-REP attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | 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 | Network sniffing detected in Cloud environment A network sniffing tool was used in a cloud environment. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log | Credential Access, Discovery |
| Analytics | NTLM Brute Force A user account attempted to authenticate to a target using NTLM an excessive number of times in a short period. This may indicate an NTLM brute force attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| Analytics | NTLM Password Spray A single host tried to perform an unusual amount of login attempts using NTLM in a short period of time. This may be indicative of a NTLM password spray attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent | 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 |
| Analytics BIOC | Outbound email contains file-sharing service link sent to external recipient Identifies outbound emails that include links to file-sharing services sent externally. | Informational | Email Security | Microsoft 365 Emails | Execution, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Outbound email includes an external BCC recipient observed for the first time Internal sender BCC'd an external recipient whose address has not been observed in prior communications. | Informational | Email Security | Microsoft 365 Emails | Execution, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Outbound email to an address hosted by a public email service provider Internal sender emailed to an address hosted by a public email service provider. | Informational | Email Security | Microsoft 365 Emails | Execution, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Owner added to Azure application An identity was added as an owner to an Azure application. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | AzureAD Audit Log | Credential Access |
| 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 BIOC | Possible authentication coercion An unusual Remote Procedure Call (RPC) was made to potentially cause authentication coercion. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics | Possible Brute Force in universal authentication An abnormally high amount of authentication attempts via universal authentication were seen within a short period of time. This may indicate a brute-force attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Credential Access, Resource Development | |
| 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 attempt A user account attempted to authenticate to a target an excessive number of times in a short period. This may indicate a brute-force attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access, Lateral Movement |
| Analytics | Possible ConsentFix - OAuth Token Theft Detected Detection of potential OAuth token theft via a forced 'localhost' redirect and first-party app abuse. This indicates an attacker has likely bypassed MFA to hijack a user's cloud session. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | AzureAD | Initial Access, Credential Access, Execution |
| Analytics | Possible Password Spray in universal authentication An abnormally high amount of universal authentication attempts were seen within a short period of time. This may indicate a password spray attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Credential Access, Resource Development | |
| 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 BIOC | Potential creation of persistent cloud credentials A cloud identity invoked a credential-related persistence operation. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Persistence, Credential Access, Lateral Movement |
| Analytics BIOC | Potential DCSync by an unusual user Attackers may leverage the domain replication process to extract sensitive information (DCSync). | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Defense Evasion, Credential Access |
| BIOC | Potential Network Sniffing Network sniffing related processes were detected. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access, Discovery |
| Analytics | Potential NTLM Relay Attack Multiple NTLM authentications were made to the same workstation and user from different IPs. This might indicate a potential NTLM Relay attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access, Lateral Movement |
| Analytics | Potential NTLM Relay Attack against a Microsoft Configuration Manager Site Server Multiple NTLM authentications were made to the same Microsoft Configuration Manager site server and user from different IPs in a short period of time. This might indicate a potential NTLM Relay attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access, Lateral Movement |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| BIOC | Registry credentials extraction Attackers may extract credentials from the Registry using system commands. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access |
| Analytics | Remote account enumeration Multiple non-existing accounts failed to remotely log in to a host in a short period of time. This may indicate an attacker is trying to remotely enumerate accounts. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Discovery, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Remote usage of an App engine Service Account token A GCP Service Account token, which is attached to an app engine, was used externally of the cloud environment. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Gcp Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Remote usage of an Azure Service Principal token An Azure Service Principal token was used externally of the cloud environment. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Remote usage of AWS Lambda's role An AWS Lambda's role was used externally of the cloud environment. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Credential Access, Initial Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Remote usage of VM Service Account token A GCP Service Account token, which is attached to a VM, was used externally of the cloud environment. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Gcp Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Retrieval of kubelet credentials A process retrieved kubelet credentials. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access |