Potential Credential Dumping Attempt Via PowerShell Remote Thread
Detects remote thread creation by PowerShell processes into "lsass.exe"
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- create_remote_thread
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-powershell-abuse | 6 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- fb656378-f909-47c1-8747-278bf09f4f4f
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1