Hydra Password Brute-Force Tool Execution

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	Brute Force: Password Guessing (T1110.001)
Severity	High

Description

Attackers may use brute-force techniques to gain access to accounts when usernames and/or passwords are unknown.

Attacker's Goals

The attacker attempts to gain access to the account or host.

Investigative actions

• Verify that the commands are executed from a trusted source.
• Audit the victim account or host and verify that they haven't been compromised.

Variations

Hydra Password Brute-Force Tool Execution from a Kubernetes pod

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Credential Access (TA0006)
ATT&CK Technique	Brute Force: Password Guessing (T1110.001)
Severity	High

Description

Attackers may use brute-force techniques to gain access to accounts when usernames and/or passwords are unknown.

Attacker's Goals

The attacker attempts to gain access to the account or host.

Investigative actions

• Verify that the commands are executed from a trusted source.
• Audit the victim account or host and verify that they haven't been compromised.