Credential Access (TA0006)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:from logs-system.security*, logs-windows.forwarded*, winlogbeat-* metadata _id, _version, _index | where event.category == "authentication" and host.os.type == "windows" and event.action == "logon-failed" and winlog.logon.type == "Network" and source.ip is not null and winlog.computer_name is not null and not cidr_match(TO_IP(source.ip), "127.0.0.0/8", "::1") and to_lower(winlog.event_data.TargetUserName) like "*admin*" and /* noisy failure status codes often associated to authentication misconfiguration 0xC000015B - The user has not been granted the requested logon type (also called the logon right) at this machine. 0XC000005E - There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request. 0XC0000133 - Clocks between DC and other computer too far out of sync. 0XC0000192 An attempt was made to logon, but the Netlogon service was not started. 0xc00000dc - DC is in shutdown phase, it will normally tell current clients to use another DC for authentication. */ not winlog.event_data.Status in ("0xc000015b", "0xc000005e", "0xc0000133", "0xc0000192", "0xc00000dc") // truncate the timestamp to a 60-second window | eval Esql.time_window = date_trunc(60 seconds, @timestamp) | stats Esql.failed_auth_count = COUNT(*), Esql.target_user_name_values = VALUES(winlog.event_data.TargetUserName), Esql.user_domain_values = VALUES(user.domain), Esql.error_codes = VALUES(winlog.event_data.Status), Esql.data_stream_namespace.values = VALUES(data_stream.namespace) by winlog.computer_name, source.ip, Esql.time_window, winlog.logon.type | where Esql.failed_auth_count >= 50 | KEEP winlog.computer_name, source.ip, Esql.time_window, winlog.logon.type, Esql.*
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Privileged Account Brute Force in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).