Account Lockout
Description
Manual generation of attack data by locking out an account
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1078.002 | Domain Accounts | Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
Environment Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Environment | attack_range |
| Directory | account_lockout |
| Test Date | 2020-11-09 |
Datasets
The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:
Windows-Xml
- Path:
/datasets/attack_techniques/T1078.002/account_lockout/windows-xml.log - Sourcetype:
XmlWinEventLog - Source:
XmlWinEventLog:Security
Windows-Xml-1
- Path:
/datasets/attack_techniques/T1078.002/account_lockout/windows-xml-1.log - Sourcetype:
XmlWinEventLog - Source:
XmlWinEventLog:Security
Windows-Sysmon
- Path:
/datasets/attack_techniques/T1078.002/account_lockout/windows-sysmon.log - Sourcetype:
XmlWinEventLog - Source:
XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
Related Detections
The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:
| Detection Name | Type | Source | MITRE ATT&CK | Analytic Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detect Excessive Account Lockouts From Endpoint | Anomaly |
Endpoint | T1078.002 | Active Directory Password Spraying |
| Detect Excessive User Account Lockouts | Anomaly |
Endpoint | T1078.003 | Active Directory Password Spraying, Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters |
Usage Instructions
Replay with Splunk Attack Data
Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.
1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1078.002/account_lockout/windows-xml.log --index attack_data
Manual Import
- Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
- Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
- 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