// MITRE ATT&CK

T1555.004 · Windows Credential Manager

🎯 Credential Access Windows Sub-technique

Sub-technique of T1555 · Credentials from Password Stores.

Adversaries may acquire credentials from the Windows Credential Manager. The Credential Manager stores credentials for signing into websites, applications, and/or devices that request authentication through NTLM or Kerberos in Credential Lockers (previously known as Windows Vaults).(Citation: Micros...

How to detect & mitigate it

Detecting Windows Credential Manager 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

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