Machine account was added to a domain admins group

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	Requires one of the following data sources: Windows Event Collector OR XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
Detection Modules	Identity Analytics
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Valid Accounts: Domain Accounts (T1078.002)
Severity	Medium

Description

A machine account was added to a domain admins group.

Attacker's Goals

Privilege escalation using a valid account.

Investigative actions

• Check the user who added the account to the group and verify its activity.