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Multi-Factor Authentication - T1556.006
(ATT&CK® Technique)
Definition
Adversaries may disable or modify multi-factor authentication (MFA) mechanisms to enable persistent access to compromised accounts.
D3FEND Inferred Relationships
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graph LR; T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] --> |modifies| AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; class T1556006 OffensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click AuthenticationService href "/dao/artifact/d3f:AuthenticationService"; click T1556006 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1556.006/"; click AuthenticationService href "/dao/artifact/d3f:AuthenticationService"; ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection["Process Self-Modification Detection"] --> | analyzes | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection["Process Self-Modification Detection"] -.-> | may-detect | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection"; ProcessSpawnAnalysis["Process Spawn Analysis"] --> | analyzes | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; ProcessSpawnAnalysis["Process Spawn Analysis"] -.-> | may-detect | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class ProcessSpawnAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click ProcessSpawnAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSpawnAnalysis"; ProcessTermination["Process Termination"] --> | terminates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; ProcessTermination["Process Termination"] -.-> | may-evict | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class ProcessTermination DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click ProcessTermination href "/technique/d3f:ProcessTermination"; ProcessSuspension["Process Suspension"] --> | suspends | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; ProcessSuspension["Process Suspension"] -.-> | may-evict | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class ProcessSuspension DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click ProcessSuspension href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSuspension"; HostShutdown["Host Shutdown"] --> | terminates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; HostShutdown["Host Shutdown"] -.-> | may-evict | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class HostShutdown DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click HostShutdown href "/technique/d3f:HostShutdown"; Hardware-basedProcessIsolation["Hardware-based Process Isolation"] --> | isolates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; Hardware-basedProcessIsolation["Hardware-based Process Isolation"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class Hardware-basedProcessIsolation DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click Hardware-basedProcessIsolation href "/technique/d3f:Hardware-basedProcessIsolation"; Kernel-basedProcessIsolation["Kernel-based Process Isolation"] --> | isolates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; Kernel-basedProcessIsolation["Kernel-based Process Isolation"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class Kernel-basedProcessIsolation DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click Kernel-basedProcessIsolation href "/technique/d3f:Kernel-basedProcessIsolation"; Application-basedProcessIsolation["Application-based Process Isolation"] --> | isolates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; Application-basedProcessIsolation["Application-based Process Isolation"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class Application-basedProcessIsolation DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click Application-basedProcessIsolation href "/technique/d3f:Application-basedProcessIsolation"; SystemCallFiltering["System Call Filtering"] --> | isolates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; SystemCallFiltering["System Call Filtering"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class SystemCallFiltering DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click SystemCallFiltering href "/technique/d3f:SystemCallFiltering"; ProcessLineageAnalysis["Process Lineage Analysis"] --> | analyzes | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; ProcessLineageAnalysis["Process Lineage Analysis"] -.-> | may-detect | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class ProcessLineageAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click ProcessLineageAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:ProcessLineageAnalysis"; HostReboot["Host Reboot"] --> | terminates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; HostReboot["Host Reboot"] -.-> | may-evict | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class HostReboot DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click HostReboot href "/technique/d3f:HostReboot"; WebSessionAccessMediation["Web Session Access Mediation"] --> | isolates | AuthenticationService["Authentication Service"]; WebSessionAccessMediation["Web Session Access Mediation"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1556006["Multi-Factor Authentication"] ; class WebSessionAccessMediation DefensiveTechniqueNode; class AuthenticationService ArtifactNode; click WebSessionAccessMediation href "/technique/d3f:WebSessionAccessMediation";