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Keychain Password Retrieval via Command Line
editKeychain Password Retrieval via Command Line
editAdversaries may collect keychain storage data from a system to in order to acquire credentials. Keychains are the built-in way for macOS to keep track of users' passwords and credentials for many services and features, including Wi-Fi and website passwords, secure notes, certificates, and Kerberos.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: macOS
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Credential Access
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
Version: 106
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editprocess where host.os.type == "macos" and event.type == "start" and process.name : "security" and process.args : "-wa" and process.args : ("find-generic-password", "find-internet-password") and process.args : ("Chrome*", "Chromium", "Opera", "Safari*", "Brave", "Microsoft Edge", "Edge", "Firefox*") and not process.parent.executable : "/Applications/Keeper Password Manager.app/Contents/Frameworks/Keeper Password Manager Helper*/Contents/MacOS/Keeper Password Manager Helper*"
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Credential Access
- ID: TA0006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/
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Technique:
- Name: Credentials from Password Stores
- ID: T1555
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Keychain
- ID: T1555.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/001/
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Technique:
- Name: Credentials from Password Stores
- ID: T1555
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Credentials from Web Browsers
- ID: T1555.003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/003/