Suspicious process accessed certificate files

Synopsis

Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	Requires: XDR Agent Requires: eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
Detection Modules
ATT&CK Tactic	Credential Access (TA0006)
ATT&CK Technique	Unsecured Credentials (T1552) Steal or Forge Authentication Certificates (T1649)
Severity	Low

A suspicious process accessed certificate files.

Attackers may search for local certificate files for authentication, persistence or NTLM extraction.