// MITRE ATT&CK
T1552.001 · Credentials In Files
Sub-technique of T1552 · Unsecured Credentials.
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials. These can be files created by users to store their own credentials, shared credential stores for a group of individuals, configuration files containing passwords for a system or servi...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Credentials In Files starts with your SIEM/EDR telemetry. Write a detection rule with the Sigma generator, analyze suspicious logs in the log analyzer, and place the technique on your coverage with the ATT&CK matrix.
Related techniques
T1557
Adversary-in-the-Middle T1110.001
Password Guessing T1003
OS Credential Dumping T1539
Steal Web Session Cookie T1003.002
Security Account Manager T1552.005
Cloud Instance Metadata API T1555.002
Securityd Memory T1110.002
Password Cracking
Adversary-in-the-Middle T1110.001
Password Guessing T1003
OS Credential Dumping T1539
Steal Web Session Cookie T1003.002
Security Account Manager T1552.005
Cloud Instance Metadata API T1555.002
Securityd Memory T1110.002
Password Cracking
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