Copy a process memory file

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	XDR Agent
Detector Tags	Kubernetes - AGENT, Containers
ATT&CK Tactic	Credential Access (TA0006)
ATT&CK Technique	OS Credential Dumping: Proc Filesystem (T1003.007)
Severity	High

Description

Copy a process memory file using the dd utility.

Attacker's Goals

Read another process memory, mainly for credential access.

Investigative actions

Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

Variations

Copy a process memory file from a Kubernetes pod

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Credential Access (TA0006)
ATT&CK Technique	OS Credential Dumping: Proc Filesystem (T1003.007)
Severity	High

Description

Copy a process memory file using the dd utility.

Attacker's Goals

Read another process memory, mainly for credential access.

Investigative actions

Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.