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Detection Strategies DET0234 — Credential Dumping via Sensitive Memory and Registry Access Correlation
DET0234

Credential Dumping via Sensitive Memory and Registry Access Correlation

3 analytic(s) · 1 technique(s) detected

Analytics

3
AN0648 Analytic 0648
Windows

Processes accessing LSASS memory or SAM registry hives outside of trusted security tools, often followed by file creation or lateral movement. Detects unauthorized access to sensitive OS subsystems for credential extraction.

WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=10 WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=1 WinEventLog:Security EventCode=4663, 4670, 4656 WinEventLog:Security EventCode=4662
[AccessMask] Set to detect full access rights (0x1F0FFF) or modify based on tool behavior.
[TimeWindow] Define how soon access to LSASS is followed by suspicious file or registry activity.
[ParentProcessFilter] Allowlist known security tools or system processes accessing LSASS.
AN0649 Analytic 0649
Linux

Processes opening /proc/*/mem or /proc/*/maps targeting credential-storing services like sshd or login. Behavior often includes high privilege escalation and memory inspection tools such as gcore or gdb.

auditd:SYSCALL open auditd:SYSCALL ptrace auditd:SYSCALL execve
[TargetProcessName] Define sensitive targets (e.g., sshd, login) being memory-read.
[ToolProcessName] Flag use of memory dump tools like gcore, gdb, pmap.
AN0650 Analytic 0650
macOS

Unsigned processes accessing system memory or launching known credential scraping tools (e.g., osascript, dylib injections) to access the Keychain or sensitive memory regions.

macos:unifiedlog Code Execution & Entitlement Access macos:keychain Access to Keychain DB or system.keychain macos:osquery Invocation of osascript or dylib injection
[KeychainAccessPath] Path to watch for abnormal access, e.g., /Library/Keychains/
[SignedBinaryStatus] Filter out signed/trusted binaries.

Detected Techniques

1

Credential Access (1)

Details

MITRE ID
DET0234
STIX ID
x-mitre-detection-strategy--8b8cfd0f-bbe2-417b-b1d2-eebf84d3f008
Analytics
3
Techniques Detected
1
By Tactic
Credential Access
1
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