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T1552

Unsecured Credentials

Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials. These credentials can be stored and/or misplaced in many locations on a system, including plaintext files (e.g. [Shell History](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/003)), operating system or application-specific repositories (e.g. [Credentials in Registry](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/002)), or other specialized files/artifacts (e.g. [Private Keys](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/...

WindowsSaaSIaaSLinuxmacOSContainersNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteIdentity Provider
95
Detections
5
Sources
1
Threat Actors

BY SOURCE

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PROCEDURES (65)

Azure5 detections

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Anomal4 detections

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Aws4 detections

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Credential3 detections

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Lateral2 detections

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Container2 detections

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Exfiltrat2 detections

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Azure2 detections

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Registry2 detections

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General Monitoring2 detections

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Container2 detections

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Persist2 detections

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Event Log2 detections

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Container2 detections

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Oauth2 detections

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Dump2 detections

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Api2 detections

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C22 detections

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Container2 detections

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Azure1 detections

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Credential1 detections

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Exfiltrat1 detections

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Persist1 detections

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Download1 detections

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Lateral1 detections

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Unusual1 detections

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Http1 detections

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Impersonat1 detections

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Kubernetes1 detections

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Cloud1 detections

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Authentication Monitoring1 detections

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Inject1 detections

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Suspicious1 detections

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Script Execution Monitoring1 detections

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Cloud1 detections

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Lateral1 detections

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Cloud1 detections

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Cloud1 detections

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Suspicious1 detections

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Http1 detections

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Dump1 detections

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Http1 detections

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Process Access1 detections

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Kerbero1 detections

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Suspicious1 detections

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Dump1 detections

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Aws1 detections

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Download1 detections

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Impersonat1 detections

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Encrypt1 detections

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Credential1 detections

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Kerbero1 detections

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Exfiltrat1 detections

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Dump1 detections

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Credential1 detections

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Inject1 detections

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Http1 detections

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Inject1 detections

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Powershell1 detections

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Event Log1 detections

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C21 detections

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C21 detections

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Token1 detections

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Privilege1 detections

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Cloud Monitoring1 detections

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THREAT ACTORS (1)

DETECTIONS (95)

Access to a Sensitive LDAP Attribute
elasticmedium
Added Owner To Application
sigmamedium
Application AppID Uri Configuration Changes
sigmahigh
Applications with plaintext passwords
crowdstrike_cql
Applications with plaintext passwords
crowdstrike_cql
AWS Credentials Searched For Inside A Container
elastichigh
AWS EC2 CreateKeyPair by New Principal from Non-Cloud AS Organization
elasticmedium
AWS EC2 Instance Console Login via Assumed Role
elastichigh
AWS EC2 Unauthorized Admin Credential Fetch via Assumed Role
elasticmedium
AWS EC2 User Data Retrieval for EC2 Instance
elasticmedium
AWS IAM CompromisedKeyQuarantine Policy Attached to User
elastichigh
AWS IAM Long-Term Access Key Correlated with Elevated Detection Alerts
elastichigh
AWS IAM Long-Term Access Key First Seen from Source IP
elasticmedium
AWS S3 Credential File Retrieved from Bucket
elasticmedium
Azure Arc Cluster Credential Access by Identity from Unusual Source
elasticmedium
Azure Event Hub Authorization Rule Created or Updated
elasticmedium
Azure Key Vault Modified or Deleted
sigmamedium
Azure Keyvault Key Modified or Deleted
sigmamedium
Azure Keyvault Secrets Modified or Deleted
sigmamedium
Azure Kubernetes Admission Controller
sigmamedium
Azure Service Principal Sign-In Followed by Arc Cluster Credential Access
elasticmedium
Azure Storage Account Key Regenerated
elasticlow
Cisco SNMP Community String Configuration Changes
splunk_escu
Cloud Credential Search Detected via Defend for Containers
elasticmedium
Cloud Instance Metadata Credential Path HTTP Request
elasticmedium
Command Shell Activity Started via RunDLL32
elasticlow
Commandlines with cleartext passwords
kql
Creation or Modification of Domain Backup DPAPI private key
elastichigh
Credential Access via TruffleHog Execution
elasticmedium
Detect AWS Console Login by New User
splunk_escu
EventLog Query Requests By Builtin Utilities
sigmamedium
First Time Python Accessed Sensitive Credential Files
elasticmedium
FortiGate Configuration File Downloaded
elasticmedium
GenAI Process Accessing Sensitive Files
elastichigh
GitHub Authentication Token Access via Node.js
elasticmedium
Google Cloud Kubernetes Admission Controller
sigmamedium
Google Workspace Drive Encryption Key(s) Accessed from Anonymous User
elastichigh
Kubeconfig File Creation or Modification
elasticmedium
Kubeconfig File Discovery
elasticlow
Kubectl Secrets Enumeration Across All Namespaces
elastichigh
Kubelet Certificate File Access Detected via Defend for Containers
elasticlow
Kubernetes Admission Controller Modification
sigmamedium
Kubernetes and Cloud Credential Path Access via Process Arguments
elastichigh
Kubernetes Direct API Request via Curl or Wget
elasticmedium
Kubernetes Pod Exec Cloud Instance Metadata Access
elastichigh
Kubernetes Pod Exec Sensitive File or Credential Path Access
elastichigh
Kubernetes Rapid Secret GET Activity Against Multiple Objects
elastichigh
Kubernetes Secret Access via Unusual User Agent
elasticlow
Kubernetes Secret get or list from Node or Pod Service Account
elasticmedium
Kubernetes Secret get or list with Suspicious User Agent
elastichigh
Kubernetes Secret or ConfigMap Access via Azure Arc Proxy
elasticmedium
Kubernetes Secrets List Across Cluster or Sensitive Namespaces
elastichigh
Kubernetes Service Account Secret Access
elasticmedium
Kubernetes Service Account Token Created via TokenRequest API
elasticmedium
Microsoft IIS Connection Strings Decryption
elastichigh
Microsoft IIS Service Account Password Dumped
elasticlow
Multi-Cloud CLI Token and Credential Access Commands
elastichigh
O365 Email Suspicious Search Behavior
splunk_escu
O365 SharePoint Suspicious Search Behavior
splunk_escu
Potential Credential Discovery via Recursive Grep
elastichigh
Potential Impersonation Attempt via Kubectl
elasticmedium
Potential Kerberos Attack via Bifrost
elastichigh
Potential Okta Password in AlternateID Field
sigmahigh
Potential PowerShell HackTool Script by Function Names
elasticmedium
Potential Privilege Escalation via Linux DAC permissions
elasticlow
Potential Secret Scanning via Gitleaks
elasticmedium
Potentially Suspicious EventLog Recon Activity Using Log Query Utilities
sigmamedium
Private Key Searching Activity
elastichigh
Script Interpreter Spawning Credential Scanner - Linux
sigmahigh
Script Interpreter Spawning Credential Scanner - Windows
sigmahigh
Security File Access via Common Utilities
elasticlow
Sensitive File Compression Detected via Defend for Containers
elasticmedium
Sensitive Files Compression
elasticmedium
Sensitive Files Compression Inside A Container
elastichigh
Sensitive Identity File Open by Suspicious Process via Auditd
elastichigh
Sensitive Keys Or Passwords Search Detected via Defend for Containers
elasticmedium
Sensitive Keys Or Passwords Searched For Inside A Container
elasticmedium
Service Account Token or Certificate Access Followed by Kubernetes API Request
elasticmedium
Service Account Token or Certificate Read Detected via Defend for Containers
elasticmedium
Suspicious CertUtil Commands
elasticmedium
Suspicious Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) API Command Line Execution
elasticmedium
Suspicious Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) API Request
elasticmedium
Unusual Linux Process Calling the Metadata Service
elasticlow
Unusual Linux User Calling the Metadata Service
elasticlow
Unusual Web Config File Access
elastichigh
Unusual Windows Process Calling the Metadata Service
elasticlow
Unusual Windows User Calling the Metadata Service
elasticlow
Web Server Exploitation Detected via Defend for Containers
elastichigh
Web Server Local File Inclusion Activity
elasticlow
Web Server Potential Command Injection Request
elasticlow
Windows LAPS Password Gathering Via PowerShell Script
splunk_escu
Windows Post Exploitation Risk Behavior
splunk_escu
Windows SharePoint Spinstall0 GET Request
splunk_escu
Windows Unsecured Outlook Credentials Access In Registry
splunk_escu
Wireless Credential Dumping using Netsh Command
elastichigh