Possible compromised machine account

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
ATT&CK Tactic	Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	User Execution (T1204)
Severity	Medium

Description

A Kerberos TGT for machine account has been used and does not match the hostname.

Attacker's Goals

Gain a special user Kerberos ticket to move laterally.

Investigative actions

• Check the source host for possible credential dumping.
• Check the delegated account credentials and if it has high privileges.
• Check the ticket destination to verify whether it is a sensitive asset.