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Password In Username

Date: 2022-05-27 ID: 95aa5e13-2866-494e-a9da-e7cacffa5522 Author: Mikael Bjerkeland Environment: attack_range Directory: password_in_username

Description

Linux SSH authentication logs containing a password where the username is expected.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment attack_range
Directory password_in_username
Test Date 2022-05-27

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Linux_secure

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1552.001/password_in_username/linux_secure.log
  • Sourcetype: linux_secure
  • Source: linux_secure

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name Type Source MITRE ATT&CK Analytic Story
Potential password in username Hunting Endpoint T1078.003, T1552.001 Credential Dumping, Insider Threat

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1552.001/password_in_username/linux_secure.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

  1. Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
  2. Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
  3. Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Related Content

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0