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Potential Linux Local Account Brute Force Detected

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Potential Linux Local Account Brute Force Detected

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Identifies multiple consecutive login attempts executed by one process targeting a local linux user account within a short time interval. Adversaries might brute force login attempts across different users with a default wordlist or a set of customly crafted passwords in an attempt to gain access to these accounts.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

logs-endpoint.events.*

Severity: medium

Risk score: 47

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References: None

Tags:

Domain: Endpoint
OS: Linux
Use Case: Threat Detection
Tactic: Credential Access

Version: 1

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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sequence by host.id, process.parent.executable, user.name with maxspan=1s
[ process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and
  event.action == "exec" and process.name == "su" ] with runs=10

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Credential Access
- ID: TA0006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/
Technique:
- Name: Brute Force
- ID: T1110
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110/
Sub-technique:
- Name: Password Guessing
- ID: T1110.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110/001/

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