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# Login attempt by a honey user

### Synopsis

| Field                | Value                   |
| -------------------- | ----------------------- |
| Activation Period    | 14 Days                 |
| Training Period      | 30 Days                 |
| Test Period          | N/A (single event)      |
| Deduplication Period | 1 Hour                  |
| Required Data        | XDR Agent               |
| Detection Modules    | Identity Analytics      |
| Detector Tags        | Honey User Analytics    |
| ATT\&CK Tactic       | Initial Access (TA0001) |
| ATT\&CK Technique    | Valid Accounts (T1078)  |
| Severity             | Low                     |

### Description

A login attempt was made by a honey user, a decoy account created to detect unauthorized access. This may indicate potential attacker activity attempting to use valid or stolen credentials.

### Attacker's Goals

An attacker is attempting to gain unauthorized access by exploiting valid or stolen credentials.

### Investigative actions

* Confirm that the alert was triggered by a honey user account.
* Check for other login attempts on different accounts from the same source IP.
* Analyze any subsequent actions performed by the user after the login attempt.
* Follow further actions performed by the user.

### Variations

<details>

<summary>Successful login by a honey user</summary>

**Synopsis**

| Field             | Value                   |
| ----------------- | ----------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic    | Initial Access (TA0001) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Valid Accounts (T1078)  |
| Severity          | Medium                  |

**Description**

A login attempt was made by a honey user, a decoy account created to detect unauthorized access. This may indicate potential attacker activity attempting to use valid or stolen credentials.

**Attacker's Goals**

An attacker is attempting to gain unauthorized access by exploiting valid or stolen credentials.

**Investigative actions**

* Confirm that the alert was triggered by a honey user account.
* Check for other login attempts on different accounts from the same source IP.
* Analyze any subsequent actions performed by the user after the login attempt.
* Follow further actions performed by the user.

</details>


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