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Attack breakdown: how Kerberoasting steals service accounts

A step-by-step breakdown of Kerberoasting: what happens inside Active Directory and how to spot it.

Команда Cyby.aiJune 18, 20266 min read

What Kerberoasting is

Kerberoasting is a technique where an attacker requests Kerberos service tickets and then cracks service-account passwords offline.

It is dangerous because it needs no admin rights and leaves few noisy traces.

How to spot it

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