SharpHound Host Enumeration Over Kerberos (via security)

PremiumReviewedSigma · Medium · v1
Product
windows
Service
security
Author
HuntRule
Published
2026-08-31
Updated
2026-08-31

ATT&CK techniques

Discovery
  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Lateral Movement

  10. Collection

  11. C2

  12. Exfiltration

  13. Impact

What it detects

This rule detects detect if a source host is requesting multiple Kerberos Service tickets (TGS) for different assets in a short period of time.

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