// MITRE ATT&CK
T1563.002 · RDP Hijacking
Sub-technique of T1563 · Remote Service Session Hijacking.
Adversaries may hijack a legitimate user’s remote desktop session to move laterally within an environment. Remote desktop is a common feature in operating systems. It allows a user to log into an interactive session with a system desktop graphical user interface on a remote system. Microsoft refer...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting RDP Hijacking 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
T1021.005
VNC T1080
Taint Shared Content T1021.004
SSH T1091
Replication Through Removable Media T1021.008
Direct Cloud VM Connections T1563.001
SSH Hijacking T1021.002
SMB/Windows Admin Shares T1550
Use Alternate Authentication Material
VNC T1080
Taint Shared Content T1021.004
SSH T1091
Replication Through Removable Media T1021.008
Direct Cloud VM Connections T1563.001
SSH Hijacking T1021.002
SMB/Windows Admin Shares T1550
Use Alternate Authentication Material
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