Hackers Breach Active Directory to Exfiltrate NTDS.dit Leads to Full Domain and Credential Compromise

Active Directory (AD) remains the foundation of authentication and authorization in Windows environments. Threat actors targeting the NTDS.dit database can harvest every domain credential, unlock lateral movement, and achieve full domain compromise.  Attackers leveraged native Windows utilities to dump and exfiltrate NTDS.dit, bypassing standard defenses.  The adversary in this case obtained DOMAIN ADMIN privileges via a […]

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