Malicious Credential Dumping via Mimikatz Sekurlsa Commands

ATT&CK techniques

Defense Evasion → Lateral Movement

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
- T1550.002Pass the Hash
Cred Access
- T1003.001LSASS Memory
Discovery
Lateral Movement
- T1550.002Pass the Hash
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects Mimikatz sekurlsa commands such as logonpasswords and pth on the command line which the Hancitor to Cuba ransomware operators use to steal credentials and perform pass the hash. These modules extract cleartext passwords and hashes from LSASS memory. Detecting them exposes active credential theft driving lateral movement toward ransomware deployment.

Reporting behind it

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