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Detection Strategies DET0560 — Detection of Valid Account Abuse Across Platforms
DET0560

Detection of Valid Account Abuse Across Platforms

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

Analytics

5
AN1543 Analytic 1543
Windows

Detection of compromised or misused valid accounts via anomalous logon patterns, abnormal logon types, and inconsistent geographic or time-based activity across Windows endpoints.

WinEventLog:Security EventCode=4624 WinEventLog:Security EventCode=4776, 4625 WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=1
[LogonType] Flag unexpected logon types (e.g., Type 10 for remote interactive logins) for sensitive accounts.
[TimeWindow] Define acceptable hours for interactive logon activity (e.g., 9AM-6PM local).
[GeoIPMismatch] Trigger on location anomalies based on prior user behavior or policy.
AN1544 Analytic 1544
Linux

Detection of valid account misuse through SSH logins, sudo/su abuse, and service account anomalies outside expected patterns.

auditd:SYSCALL execve NSM:Connections sshd or PAM logins
[UserContext] Identify logins to root or sudoers not aligned with normal usage profiles.
[HostDensityThreshold] Number of unique systems a user authenticates to in a time window.
[LoginMethod] Trigger on rarely used access methods such as password instead of SSH key.
AN1545 Analytic 1545
macOS

Detection of interactive and remote logins by service accounts or users at unusual times, with unexpected child process activity.

macos:unifiedlog loginwindow, sshd macos:unifiedlog exec logs
[LoginOrigin] Login sourced from unexpected remote addresses.
[ProcessTreeDepth] Track execution depth or anomalous chains post-login.
AN1546 Analytic 1546
Identity Provider

Detection of valid account abuse in IdP logs via geographic anomalies, impossible travel, risky sign-ins, and multiple MFA attempts or failures.

saas:okta Sign-in logs / audit events
[MFAFailureCount] Threshold of failed MFA attempts before alerting.
[RiskScoreThreshold] Custom threshold based on calculated identity risk.
[IPGeoVelocity] Detect impossible travel (logins from two distant geolocations within short time).
AN1547 Analytic 1547
Containers

Detection of containerized service accounts or compromised kubeconfigs being used for cluster access from unexpected nodes or IPs.

kubernetes:audit authentication.k8s.io
[ServiceAccountScope] Validate access from expected namespaces only.
[ClusterIPWhitelist] Permit kubeconfig usage from a limited set of IPs.

Detected Techniques

1

Details

MITRE ID
DET0560
STIX ID
x-mitre-detection-strategy--a6245075-b59f-46cf-8b76-e8d95c378a22
Analytics
5
Techniques Detected
1
By Tactic
Stealth
1
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