A single stolen Active Directory database can turn a limited Windows intrusion into a domain-wide credential compromise. Threat actors that obtain the NTDS.dIT file from a domain controller, along with its corresponding SYSTEM registry hive, can extract password hashes, Kerberos keys, and password-history data for domain identities offline. While attackers may rotate payloads, loaders, command-and-control […]

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