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ATT&CK technique

T1078.003

Local Accounts

StealthPersistencePrivilege EscalationInitial Access 25 detections found
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Detection rules

Source Rule Status Updated
splunk Short Lived Windows Accounts production 2026-10-09
elastic Potential Successful SSH Brute Force Attack via macOS Security Events production 2026-10-06
splunk Potential password in username production 2026-09-22
elastic Attempt to Enable the Root Account production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Hidden Local User Account Creation production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Admin Group Account Addition production 2026-09-18
elastic User Added to the Admin Group production 2026-09-18
elastic Spike in Successful Logon Events from a Source IP production 2026-09-18
elastic Rare User Logon production 2026-09-18
elastic Unusual Windows Username production 2026-09-18
elastic Unusual Windows User Privilege Elevation Activity production 2026-09-18
elastic Account Discovery Command via SYSTEM Account production 2026-09-18
elastic Mounting Hidden or WebDav Remote Shares production 2026-09-18
elastic Unusual Interactive Shell Launched from System User production 2026-09-18
elastic Unusual Login via System User production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Suspicious DebugFS Root Device Access production 2026-09-18
splunk Windows Builtin Account Name Was Changed production 2026-08-24
splunk Cisco ASA - User Privilege Level Change production 2026-05-13
splunk Detect Excessive User Account Lockouts production 2026-05-13
splunk Cisco ASA - New Local User Account Created production 2026-05-13
sigma Root Account Enable Via Dsenableroot test 2023-08-22
sigma User Added To Admin Group Via DseditGroup test 2023-08-22
sigma User Added To Admin Group Via Dscl test 2023-03-19
sigma User Added To Admin Group Via Sysadminctl test 2023-03-19
sigma Admin User Remote Logon test 2022-10-09