1200KM / simulation
T1056.002 GUI Input Capture — Attack Simulation
Adversaries may mimic common operating system GUI components to prompt users for credentials with a seemingly legitimate prompt. When programs are executed that need additional privileges than are present in the current user context, it is common for the operating system to prompt the user for proper credentials to authorize the elevated privileges for the task (ex: Bypass User Account Control). Adversaries may mimic this functionality to prompt…
Technique description
Adversaries may mimic common operating system GUI components to prompt users for credentials with a seemingly legitimate prompt. When programs are executed that need additional privileges than are present in the current user context, it is common for the operating system to prompt the user for proper credentials to authorize the elevated privileges for the task (ex: Bypass User Account Control). Adversaries may mimic this functionality to prompt…
At least one platform-compatible Atomic procedure is documented. Individual review, lab prerequisites, and validation remain required.
Official ATT&CK definition · Detection rules and anomaly models
Documented simulation candidates
- PowerShell - Prompt User for Password
Procedure 2b162bfd-0928-4d4c-9ec3-4d9f88374b52; elevation not declared required; cleanup not declared. Not executed or individually validated.
- AppleScript - Prompt User for Password
Procedure 76628574-0bc1-4646-8fe2-8f4427b47d15; elevation not declared required; cleanup not declared. Not executed or individually validated.
- AppleScript - Spoofing a credential prompt using osascript
Procedure b7037b89-947a-427a-ba29-e7e9f09bc045; elevation not declared required; cleanup not declared. Not executed or individually validated.
Connected ecosystem references
Linked tags
Detection and collection
Attack tools
Threat actor context
These are explicit actor-to-technique associations in the existing Threat Matrix snapshot, not attribution of an event or proof that a detector identifies the actor. No tool-to-actor relationship is inferred.
Existing research
Pinned research references. No browser attack runner, live simulation result or validated detector is asserted. Source mappings and validation limits are preserved. ATT&CK / Atomic provenance · Detection provenance.