From 98a73d63a1c34fab410fb5ca535be5f21c2c786b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shreya Malviya Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:20:16 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Add more context in Mimikatz credentials collector feature page --- docs/content/features/credentials_collectors/mimikatz.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/content/features/credentials_collectors/mimikatz.md b/docs/content/features/credentials_collectors/mimikatz.md index 41b498b7089..bd243cff325 100644 --- a/docs/content/features/credentials_collectors/mimikatz.md +++ b/docs/content/features/credentials_collectors/mimikatz.md @@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ pre: " " ## Description +Mimikatz is an open-source tool widely used by attackers to extract plaintext +passwords, hashes, PINs, and Kerberos tickets from memory, which assist in +privilege escalation and lateral movement. + The Mimikatz Credentials Collector uses [pypykatz](https://github.com/skelsec/pypykatz) (a pure-Python implementation of [mimikatz](https://github.com/gentilkiwi/mimikatz)) to steal credentials from Windows Credential Manager.