[New Rule] Linux User Account Credential Modification #4484
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Summary
This rule detects Linux user account credential modification events where the echo command is used to directly echo a password into the passwd utility. This technique is used by malware to automate the process of user account credential modification on Linux systems post-infection.
Telemetry
This activity is seen performed by the DOTA3 malware: