Unusual process accessed FTP Client credentials

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 with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
Detector Tags	Credentials Grabbing Analytics
ATT&CK Tactic	Credential Access (TA0006)
ATT&CK Technique	Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files (T1552.001)
Severity	Low

Description

An unusual process has accessed a third-party FTP client's credential file.

Attacker's Goals

Obtain access to passwords stored in the FTP client.

Investigative actions

• Determine whether it is legitimate for the process to access FTP passwords directly.
• Analyze the process/application that accessed the credentials.
• Check for any other suspicious actions that were performed by the process.
• Look for unusual access to resources using credentials cached in the FTP client.