// MITRE ATT&CK
T1552.005 · Cloud Instance Metadata API
Sub-technique of T1552 · Unsecured Credentials.
Adversaries may attempt to access the Cloud Instance Metadata API to collect credentials and other sensitive data. Most cloud service providers support a Cloud Instance Metadata API which is a service provided to running virtual instances that allows applications to access information about the run...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Cloud Instance Metadata API 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 T1555.002
Securityd Memory T1110.002
Password Cracking T1555.001
Keychain
Adversary-in-the-Middle T1110.001
Password Guessing T1003
OS Credential Dumping T1539
Steal Web Session Cookie T1003.002
Security Account Manager T1555.002
Securityd Memory T1110.002
Password Cracking T1555.001
Keychain
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