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Credentials In Files - Linux

Detecting attempts to extract passwords with grep

MITRE ATT&CK

credential-access

Detection Query

selection:
  type: EXECVE
keywords:
  "|all":
    - grep
    - password
condition: selection and keywords

Author

Igor Fits, oscd.community

Created

2020-10-15

Data Sources

linuxauditd

Platforms

linux

Tags

attack.credential-accessattack.t1552.001
Raw Content
title: Credentials In Files - Linux
id: df3fcaea-2715-4214-99c5-0056ea59eb35
status: test
description: 'Detecting attempts to extract passwords with grep'
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1552.001/T1552.001.md
author: 'Igor Fits, oscd.community'
date: 2020-10-15
modified: 2023-04-30
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1552.001
logsource:
    product: linux
    service: auditd
detection:
    selection:
        type: 'EXECVE'
    keywords:
        '|all':
            - 'grep'
            - 'password'
    condition: selection and keywords
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high