EP-T-03Level 1 · Signal
Infostealer indicators on a device they use
- Threat
- Neutral
- Level 1 · Signal
A Threat signal from exposure monitoring (EXPO, stealer log match): credentials or session cookies tied to this person appear in an infostealer log.
Classification
- Risk domain One of 9 areas of human risk, from social engineering to readiness and response. Every signal belongs to one.
- Evidence level
- Maturity practices One capability a program performs, scored on its own: See, Understand, Act, Prove, Govern and Culture.
- Leads to The kind of breach the evidence beneath it points toward, each anchored to a Verizon DBIR or VERIS pattern or an FBI IC3 category.
- NIST CSF 2.0
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- DE.CM-09
- MITRE ATT&CK
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- T1555
The definition, in detail
Definition
A device they use was infected and its secrets are for sale.
Example
A recruiter's saved browser passwords for the HR system show up in a stealer log traded on a criminal forum; the identity team forces a reset and a device rebuild.
How it is measured
- Subject
- Person
- Event
- Stealer log match
- Risk domain
- Endpoint and device
- Provenance
- Verizon DBIR
How it is used
Programs count "Infostealer indicators on a device they use" per person from Breach & dark-web exposure and read it beside the other Endpoint and device signals; it feeds 0 cohorts, 1 sequence and 2 breach scenarios.
A "infostealer indicators on a device they use" record is evidence of what reaches the person (the threat side of the model). It says nothing on its own about what the person did.
Technical mappings
Framework mappings; validate for your use case.
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The initial assessment
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