The attacker may have left unsecured credentials in the registry, which could be used for persistence and lateral movement.
Tag: Credentials
To MFA or Not To MFA: How Multi-factor Authentication Saves the SMB
- Credential Theft: Attackers exploit weak or reused passwords to gain access to accounts without MFA. This can be done through brute forcing, password spraying, or credential stuffing attacks.
- Session Hijacking: Attackers steal session tokens to bypass MFA. This can be done through adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks or by obtaining tokens from breaches and credential dumps.