T1078.002SubTechniquedefense-evasionpersistenceprivilege-escalationinitial-accessagent-callable

T1078.002Domain Accounts

Sub-technique of T1078

Platforms: Linux · macOS · Windows

ATT&CK version: 14.1

What it is

Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a domain account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.(Citation: TechNet Credential Theft) Domain accounts are those managed by Active Directory Domain Services where access and permissions are configured across systems and services that are part of that domain. Domain accounts can cover users, administrators, and services.(Citation: Microsoft AD Accounts) Adversaries may compromise domain accounts, some with a high level of privileges, through various means such as [OS Credential Dumping](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003) or password reuse, allowing access to privileged resources of the domain.

ATT&CK tactics· 4

Defense EvasionPersistencePrivilege EscalationInitial Access

References

  1. https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/002
  2. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn535501.aspx
  3. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn487457.aspx
  4. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/access-control/active-directory-accounts
  5. https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/service-sssd
Sourced from MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v14.1. Curated and contextualized for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.