Malicious Credential Harvesting via LaZagne (via process_creation)

PremiumReviewedSigma · High · v1
Product
windows
Category
process_creation
Author
HuntRule
Published
2026-08-18
Updated
2026-08-28

ATT&CK techniques

Cred Access
  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Discovery

  9. Lateral Movement

  10. Collection

  11. C2

  12. Exfiltration

  13. Impact

What it detects

This rule detects command lines invoking the LaZagne credential-recovery tool, which extracts passwords from browsers, mail clients, Wi-Fi and dozens of other stores in one pass. LaZagne is a credential-access tool observed in intrusions profiled in the Red Canary Threat Detection Report. Detecting its execution surfaces bulk credential theft on the host.

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