Cyber Security 2024: Mastering Ntds.dit File: Extracting Windows Password Hashes
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In this video lecture, I will talk about extracting Windows password hashes or dumping the contents of ntds.dit files using Volume Shadow Copies via the VSSAdmin command & PowerShell.
With so much attention paid to credential-based attacks such as Pass-the-Hash (PtH) and Pass-the-Ticket (PtT), more serious and effective attacks are often overlooked. One such attack involves exfiltrating the Ntds.dit file from Active Directory domain controllers. Let’s look at what this threat entails, how an attack can be performed, and how you can protect your organization.
The more I learned about the NTDS.dit mystery, the more I came across other clever and crafty ways attackers compromise AD. It makes sense; after all, Active Directory is a prime target in virtually any attack because adversaries know just how crucial it is to find and steal what they’re looking for.