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SY0-701 · Question #419

SY0-701 Question #419: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: The attacker performed a pass-the-hash attack using a shared support account.. Mimikatz is an open-source tool that allows users to view and extract credentials stored on a Windows system. It can extract plaintext passwords, hashes, PIN codes, and Kerberos tickets

Submitted by takeshi77· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

Question

An organization experienced a security breach that allowed an attacker to send fraudulent wire transfers from a hardened PC exclusively to the attacker's bank through remote connections. A security analyst is creating a timeline of events and has found a different PC on the network containing malware. Upon reviewing the command history, the analyst finds the following: PS>.\mimikatz.exe "sekurlsa::pth /user:localadmin /domain:corp- domain.com /ntlm:B4B9B02E1F29A3CF193EAB28C8D617D3F327 Which of the following best describes how the attacker gained access to the hardened PC?

Options

  • AThe attacker created fileless malware that was hosted by the banking platform.
  • BThe attacker performed a pass-the-hash attack using a shared support account.
  • CThe attacker utilized living-off-the-land binaries to evade endpoint detection and response
  • DThe attacker socially engineered the accountant into performing bad transfers.

Explanation

Mimikatz is an open-source tool that allows users to view and extract credentials stored on a Windows system. It can extract plaintext passwords, hashes, PIN codes, and Kerberos tickets

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