Rare process accessed a Keychain file

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2024-10-08
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Alert name

Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)

Detection Modules

Detector Tags

Credentials Grabbing Analytics

ATT&CK Tactic

Credential Access (TA0006)

ATT&CK Technique

Credentials from Password Stores: Keychain (T1555.001)

Severity

Informational

Description

An unusual process accessed a Keychain file. This might indicate a credential grabbing attempt.

Attacker's Goals

Obtain access to credentials stored in the Keychain file.

Investigative actions

  • Determine whether it is legitimate for the process to access credential data directly.
  • Analyze the process/application that touched the Keychain.
  • Check for any other suspicious actions that were performed by the process.
  • Look for unusual access to resources using credentials stored on said Keychain.

Variations

Rare process accessed a Keychain file using the networksetup tool

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

High

Description

An unusual process accessed a Keychain file. This might indicate a credential grabbing attempt.

Attacker's Goals

Obtain access to credentials stored in the Keychain file.

Investigative actions

  • Determine whether it is legitimate for the process to access credential data directly.
  • Analyze the process/application that touched the Keychain.
  • Check for any other suspicious actions that were performed by the process.
  • Look for unusual access to resources using credentials stored on said Keychain.


Rare process accessed a Keychain file while installing a new certificate

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Medium

Description

An unusual process accessed a Keychain file. This might indicate a credential grabbing attempt.

Attacker's Goals

Obtain access to credentials stored in the Keychain file.

Investigative actions

  • Determine whether it is legitimate for the process to access credential data directly.
  • Analyze the process/application that touched the Keychain.
  • Check for any other suspicious actions that were performed by the process.
  • Look for unusual access to resources using credentials stored on said Keychain.


Rare process accessed a Keychain file initiated by a causality actor with a rare path

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Credential Access (TA0006)

ATT&CK Technique

Credentials from Password Stores: Keychain (T1555.001)

Severity

Low

Description

An unusual process accessed a Keychain file. This might indicate a credential grabbing attempt.

Attacker's Goals

Obtain access to credentials stored in the Keychain file.

Investigative actions

  • Determine whether it is legitimate for the process to access credential data directly.
  • Analyze the process/application that touched the Keychain.
  • Check for any other suspicious actions that were performed by the process.
  • Look for unusual access to resources using credentials stored on said Keychain.


Rare process accessed a Keychain file initiated by an unsigned causality actor

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Credential Access (TA0006)

ATT&CK Technique

Credentials from Password Stores: Keychain (T1555.001)

Severity

Low

Description

An unusual process accessed a Keychain file. This might indicate a credential grabbing attempt.

Attacker's Goals

Obtain access to credentials stored in the Keychain file.

Investigative actions

  • Determine whether it is legitimate for the process to access credential data directly.
  • Analyze the process/application that touched the Keychain.
  • Check for any other suspicious actions that were performed by the process.
  • Look for unusual access to resources using credentials stored on said Keychain.


Rare unsigned process accessed a Keychain file

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Credential Access (TA0006)

ATT&CK Technique

Credentials from Password Stores: Keychain (T1555.001)

Severity

Low

Description

An unusual process accessed a Keychain file. This might indicate a credential grabbing attempt.

Attacker's Goals

Obtain access to credentials stored in the Keychain file.

Investigative actions

  • Determine whether it is legitimate for the process to access credential data directly.
  • Analyze the process/application that touched the Keychain.
  • Check for any other suspicious actions that were performed by the process.
  • Look for unusual access to resources using credentials stored on said Keychain.