Synopsis
Activation Period |
14 Days |
Training Period |
30 Days |
Test Period |
N/A (single event) |
Deduplication Period |
1 Day |
Required Data |
- Requires one of the following data sources:
- Windows Event Collector
OR - XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
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Detection Modules |
Identity Analytics |
Detector Tags |
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ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Informational |
Description
A user was added to a Windows security group.
Attacker's Goals
Privilege escalation using a valid account.
Investigative actions
- Check the user who added the account to the group and verify its activity.
Variations
Member added to the Windows local administrator group
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Informational |
Description
A member was added to a Windows security local admin group.
Attacker's Goals
Privilege escalation using a valid account.
Investigative actions
- Check the user who added the account to the group and verify its activity.
Member added to a Windows local security group
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Informational |
Description
A member was added to a Windows security local group.
Attacker's Goals
Privilege escalation using a valid account.
Investigative actions
- Check the user who added the account to the group and verify its activity.
User added a member to a Windows privileged group for the first time
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Medium |
Description
A user was added to a Windows security privileged group.
Attacker's Goals
Privilege escalation using a valid account.
Investigative actions
- Check the user who added the account to the group and verify its activity.
User added to a Windows privileged group
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
A user was added to a Windows security privileged group.
Attacker's Goals
Privilege escalation using a valid account.
Investigative actions
- Check the user who added the account to the group and verify its activity.
User removed from a Windows privileged group
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Informational |
Description
A user was removed from a Windows security privileged group.
Attacker's Goals
Privilege escalation using a valid account.
Investigative actions
- Check the user who removed the account from the group and verify its activity.
A user was removed from a Windows security group
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Informational |
Description
A user was removed from a Windows security group.
Attacker's Goals
Privilege escalation using a valid account.
Investigative actions
- Check the user who removed the account from the group and verify its activity.