T1552.002SubTechniquecredential-accessagent-callable

T1552.002Credentials in Registry

Sub-technique of T1552

Platforms: Windows

ATT&CK version: 14.1

What it is

Adversaries may search the Registry on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials. The Windows Registry stores configuration information that can be used by the system or other programs. Adversaries may query the Registry looking for credentials and passwords that have been stored for use by other programs or services. Sometimes these credentials are used for automatic logons. Example commands to find Registry keys related to password information: (Citation: Pentestlab Stored Credentials) * Local Machine Hive: <code>reg query HKLM /f password /t REG_SZ /s</code> * Current User Hive: <code>reg query HKCU /f password /t REG_SZ /s</code>

ATT&CK tactics· 1

Credential Access

References

  1. https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/002
  2. https://pentestlab.blog/2017/04/19/stored-credentials/
Sourced from MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v14.1. Curated and contextualized for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.