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Linux Group Creation

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Linux Group Creation

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Identifies attempts to create a new group. Attackers may create new groups to establish persistence on a system.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

logs-system.auth-*

Severity: low

Risk score: 21

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References: None

Tags:

Domain: Endpoint
OS: Linux
Use Case: Threat Detection
Tactic: Persistence

Version: 1

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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iam where host.os.type == "linux" and (event.type == "group" and event.type == "creation") and
process.name in ("groupadd", "addgroup") and group.name != null

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
Technique:
- Name: Create Account
- ID: T1136
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136/
Sub-technique:
- Name: Local Account
- ID: T1136.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136/001/

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