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attack_retrieval
T1110.003
T1110.003 Password Spraying. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may use a single or small list of commonly used passwords against many different accounts to attempt to acquire valid account credentials. Password spraying uses one password (e.g. 'Password01'), or a small list of commonly used passwords...
{"name": "Password Spraying", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1090.002
T1090.002 External Proxy. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an external proxy to act as an intermediary for network communications to a command and control server to avoid direct connections to their infrastructure. Many tools exist that enable traffic redirection through proxies or port re...
{"name": "External Proxy", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1056.003
T1056.003 Web Portal Capture. Tactics: collection, credential access. Description: Adversaries may install code on externally facing portals, such as a VPN login page, to capture and transmit credentials of users who attempt to log into the service. For example, a compromised login page may log provided user credential...
{"name": "Web Portal Capture", "tactics": ["collection", "credential access"]}
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T1589.002
T1589.002 Email Addresses. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may gather email addresses that can be used during targeting. Even if internal instances exist, organizations may have public-facing email infrastructure and addresses for employees. Adversaries may easily gather email addresses, since they ma...
{"name": "Email Addresses", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1598.004
T1598.004 Spearphishing Voice. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may use voice communications to elicit sensitive information that can be used during targeting. Spearphishing for information is an attempt to trick targets into divulging information, frequently credentials or other actionable information...
{"name": "Spearphishing Voice", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1683.001
T1683.001 Written Content. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may create or tailor written materials to support targeting and malicious operations. Content may include phishing lures, fraudulent financial communications, fabricated job postings, fabricated employment credentials and documentation, ...
{"name": "Written Content", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1108
T1108 Redundant Access. Tactics: stealth, persistence. Description: **This technique has been deprecated. Please use [Create Account](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136), [Web Shell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1505/003), and [External Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) where ap...
{"name": "Redundant Access", "tactics": ["stealth", "persistence"]}
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T1003.005
T1003.005 Cached Domain Credentials. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.(Citation: Microsoft - Cached Creds) On Windows Vista and newer, the hash format is DCC2 (Domain...
{"name": "Cached Domain Credentials", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1098.004
T1098.004 SSH Authorized Keys. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may modify the SSH <code>authorized_keys</code> file to maintain persistence on a victim host. Linux distributions, macOS, and ESXi hypervisors commonly use key-based authentication to secure the authentication process o...
{"name": "SSH Authorized Keys", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1673
T1673 Virtual Machine Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: An adversary may attempt to enumerate running virtual machines (VMs) after gaining access to a host or hypervisor. For example, adversaries may enumerate a list of VMs on an ESXi hypervisor using a [Hypervisor CLI](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T10...
{"name": "Virtual Machine Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1590.006
T1590.006 Network Security Appliances. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may gather information about the victim's network security appliances that can be used during targeting. Information about network security appliances may include a variety of details, such as the existence and specifics of deploye...
{"name": "Network Security Appliances", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1546.012
T1546.012 Image File Execution Options Injection. Tactics: privilege escalation, persistence. Description: Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by Image File Execution Options (IFEO) debuggers. IFEOs enable a developer to attach a debugger to an applic...
{"name": "Image File Execution Options Injection", "tactics": ["privilege escalation", "persistence"]}
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T1218.008
T1218.008 Odbcconf. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse odbcconf.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads. Odbcconf.exe is a Windows utility that allows you to configure Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers and data source names.(Citation: Microsoft odbcconf.exe) The Odbcconf.exe binary may be...
{"name": "Odbcconf", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1593.002
T1593.002 Search Engines. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may use search engines to collect information about victims that can be used during targeting. Search engine services typical crawl online sites to index context and may provide users with specialized syntax to search for specific keywords or s...
{"name": "Search Engines", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1591.002
T1591.002 Business Relationships. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may gather information about the victim's business relationships that can be used during targeting. Information about an organization’s business relationships may include a variety of details, including second or third-party organizatio...
{"name": "Business Relationships", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1548.005
T1548.005 Temporary Elevated Cloud Access. Tactics: privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may abuse permission configurations that allow them to gain temporarily elevated access to cloud resources. Many cloud environments allow administrators to grant user or service accounts permission to request just-in-time...
{"name": "Temporary Elevated Cloud Access", "tactics": ["privilege escalation"]}
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T1125
T1125 Video Capture. Tactics: collection. Description: An adversary can leverage a computer's peripheral devices (e.g., integrated cameras or webcams) or applications (e.g., video call services) to capture video recordings for the purpose of gathering information. Images may also be captured from devices or application...
{"name": "Video Capture", "tactics": ["collection"]}
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T1055.013
T1055.013 Process Doppelgänging. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may inject malicious code into process via process doppelgänging in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. Process doppelgänging is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address...
{"name": "Process Doppelg\u00e4nging", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1016
T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may look for details about the network configuration and settings, such as IP and/or MAC addresses, of systems they access or through information discovery of remote systems. Several operating system administration utilities exis...
{"name": "System Network Configuration Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1578.003
T1578.003 Delete Cloud Instance. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: An adversary may delete a cloud instance after they have performed malicious activities in an attempt to evade detection and remove evidence of their presence. Deleting an instance or virtual machine can remove valuable forensic artifacts and ot...
{"name": "Delete Cloud Instance", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}
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T1593.003
T1593.003 Code Repositories. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may search public code repositories for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Victims may store code in repositories on various third-party websites such as GitHub, GitLab, SourceForge, and BitBucket. Users typically i...
{"name": "Code Repositories", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1574.005
T1574.005 Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness. Tactics: stealth, execution. Description: Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking the binaries used by an installer. These processes may automatically execute specific binaries as part of their functionality or to perform other actions....
{"name": "Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness", "tactics": ["stealth", "execution"]}
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T1546.008
T1546.008 Accessibility Features. Tactics: privilege escalation, persistence. Description: Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by accessibility features. Windows contains accessibility features that may be launched with a key combination before a user...
{"name": "Accessibility Features", "tactics": ["privilege escalation", "persistence"]}
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T1496.002
T1496.002 Bandwidth Hijacking. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may leverage the network bandwidth resources of co-opted systems to complete resource-intensive tasks, which may impact system and/or hosted service availability. Adversaries may also use malware that leverages a system's network bandwidth as part...
{"name": "Bandwidth Hijacking", "tactics": ["impact"]}
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T1087
T1087 Account Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of valid accounts, usernames, or email addresses on a system or within a compromised environment. This information can help adversaries determine which accounts exist, which can aid in follow-on behavior such as brute-for...
{"name": "Account Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1090
T1090 Proxy. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use a connection proxy to direct network traffic between systems or act as an intermediary for network communications to a command and control server to avoid direct connections to their infrastructure. Many tools exist that enable traffic redirect...
{"name": "Proxy", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1059
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries. These interfaces and languages provide ways of interacting with computer systems and are a common feature across many different platforms. Most syste...
{"name": "Command and Scripting Interpreter", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1204.005
T1204.005 Malicious Library. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may rely on a user installing a malicious library to facilitate execution. Threat actors may [Upload Malware](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1608/001) to package managers such as NPM and PyPi, as well as to public code repositories such as ...
{"name": "Malicious Library", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1685.005
T1685.005 Clear Windows Event Logs. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion. Windows Event Logs are a record of a computer's alerts and notifications. There are three system-defined sources of events: System, Application, and Security, with...
{"name": "Clear Windows Event Logs", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}
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T1136.002
T1136.002 Domain Account. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may create a domain account to maintain access to victim systems. Domain accounts are those managed by Active Directory Domain Services where access and permissions are configured across systems and services that are part of that domain. Domain ac...
{"name": "Domain Account", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
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T1564.014
T1564.014 Extended Attributes. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse extended attributes (xattrs) on macOS and Linux to hide their malicious data in order to evade detection. Extended attributes are key-value pairs of file and directory metadata used by both macOS and Linux. They are not visible through ...
{"name": "Extended Attributes", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1589.003
T1589.003 Employee Names. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may gather employee names that can be used during targeting. Employee names be used to derive email addresses as well as to help guide other reconnaissance efforts and/or craft more-believable lures. Adversaries may easily gather employee names...
{"name": "Employee Names", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1677
T1677 Poisoned Pipeline Execution. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may manipulate continuous integration / continuous development (CI/CD) processes by injecting malicious code into the build process. There are several mechanisms for poisoning pipelines: * In a <b>Direct Pipeline Execution</b> scenario, the...
{"name": "Poisoned Pipeline Execution", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1482
T1482 Domain Trust Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to gather information on domain trust relationships that may be used to identify lateral movement opportunities in Windows multi-domain/forest environments. Domain trusts provide a mechanism for a domain to allow access to resources ...
{"name": "Domain Trust Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1558.001
T1558.001 Golden Ticket. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries who have the KRBTGT account password hash may forge Kerberos ticket-granting tickets (TGT), also known as a golden ticket.(Citation: AdSecurity Kerberos GT Aug 2015) Golden tickets enable adversaries to generate authentication material for an...
{"name": "Golden Ticket", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1175
T1175 Component Object Model and Distributed COM. Tactics: lateral movement, execution. Description: **This technique has been deprecated. Please use [Distributed Component Object Model](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/003) and [Component Object Model](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1559/001).** Adversa...
{"name": "Component Object Model and Distributed COM", "tactics": ["lateral movement", "execution"]}
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T1020
T1020 Automated Exfiltration. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may exfiltrate data, such as sensitive documents, through the use of automated processing after being gathered during Collection.(Citation: ESET Gamaredon June 2020) When automated exfiltration is used, other exfiltration techniques likely ap...
{"name": "Automated Exfiltration", "tactics": ["exfiltration"]}
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T1592.004
T1592.004 Client Configurations. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may gather information about the victim's client configurations that can be used during targeting. Information about client configurations may include a variety of details and settings, including operating system/version, virtualization,...
{"name": "Client Configurations", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1219.001
T1219.001 IDE Tunneling. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may abuse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) software with remote development features to establish an interactive command and control channel on target systems within a network. IDE tunneling combines SSH, port forwarding, file shari...
{"name": "IDE Tunneling", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1036.002
T1036.002 Right-to-Left Override. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse the right-to-left override (RTLO or RLO) character (U+202E) to disguise a string and/or file name to make it appear benign. RTLO is a non-printing Unicode character that causes the text that follows it to be displayed in reverse. For...
{"name": "Right-to-Left Override", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1588.001
T1588.001 Malware. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may buy, steal, or download malware that can be used during targeting. Malicious software can include payloads, droppers, post-compromise tools, backdoors, packers, and C2 protocols. Adversaries may acquire malware to support their operations, o...
{"name": "Malware", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1027.017
T1027.017 SVG Smuggling. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may smuggle data and files past content filters by hiding malicious payloads inside of seemingly benign SVG files.(Citation: Trustwave SVG Smuggling 2025) SVGs, or Scalable Vector Graphics, are vector-based image files constructed using XML. As such, t...
{"name": "SVG Smuggling", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1542.002
T1542.002 Component Firmware. Tactics: stealth, persistence. Description: Adversaries may modify component firmware to persist on systems. Some adversaries may employ sophisticated means to compromise computer components and install malicious firmware that will execute adversary code outside of the operating system and...
{"name": "Component Firmware", "tactics": ["stealth", "persistence"]}
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T1070
T1070 Indicator Removal. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may selectively delete or modify artifacts generated to reduce indications of their presence and blend in with legitimate activity. Rather than broadly removing evidence, adversaries may target specific artifacts that appear anomalous or are likely to ...
{"name": "Indicator Removal", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1048.001
T1048.001 Exfiltration Over Symmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may steal data by exfiltrating it over a symmetrically encrypted network protocol other than that of the existing command and control channel. The data may also be sent to an alternate network location from ...
{"name": "Exfiltration Over Symmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol", "tactics": ["exfiltration"]}
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T1137.001
T1137.001 Office Template Macros. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may abuse Microsoft Office templates to obtain persistence on a compromised system. Microsoft Office contains templates that are part of common Office applications and are used to customize styles. The base templates within the application...
{"name": "Office Template Macros", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
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T1583.003
T1583.003 Virtual Private Server. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may rent Virtual Private Servers (VPSs) that can be used during targeting. There exist a variety of cloud service providers that will sell virtual machines/containers as a service. By utilizing a VPS, adversaries can make it diffi...
{"name": "Virtual Private Server", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1213.001
T1213.001 Confluence. Tactics: collection. Description: Adversaries may leverage Confluence repositories to mine valuable information. Often found in development environments alongside Atlassian JIRA, Confluence is generally used to store development-related documentation, however, in general may contain more diverse c...
{"name": "Confluence", "tactics": ["collection"]}
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T1550.003
T1550.003 Pass the Ticket. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may “pass the ticket” using stolen Kerberos tickets to move laterally within an environment, bypassing normal system access controls. Pass the ticket (PtT) is a method of authenticating to a system using Kerberos tickets without having acces...
{"name": "Pass the Ticket", "tactics": ["lateral movement"]}
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T1609
T1609 Container Administration Command. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse a container administration service to execute commands within a container. A container administration service such as the Docker daemon, the Kubernetes API server, or the kubelet may allow remote management of containers with...
{"name": "Container Administration Command", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1083
T1083 File and Directory Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system. Adversaries may use the information from [File and Directory Discovery](https://attack.mitre.o...
{"name": "File and Directory Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1568
T1568 Dynamic Resolution. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may dynamically establish connections to command and control infrastructure to evade common detections and remediations. This may be achieved by using malware that shares a common algorithm with the infrastructure the adversary uses to rec...
{"name": "Dynamic Resolution", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1036.004
T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may attempt to manipulate the name of a task or service to make it appear legitimate or benign. Tasks/services executed by the Task Scheduler or systemd will typically be given a name and/or description.(Citation: TechNet Schtasks)(Citatio...
{"name": "Masquerade Task or Service", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1055.004
T1055.004 Asynchronous Procedure Call. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may inject malicious code into processes via the asynchronous procedure call (APC) queue in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. APC injection is a method of executing arbitra...
{"name": "Asynchronous Procedure Call", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1020.001
T1020.001 Traffic Duplication. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may leverage traffic mirroring in order to automate data exfiltration over compromised infrastructure. Traffic mirroring is a native feature for some devices, often used for network analysis. For example, devices may be configured to forward...
{"name": "Traffic Duplication", "tactics": ["exfiltration"]}
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T1647
T1647 Plist File Modification. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may modify property list files (plist files) to enable other malicious activity, while also potentially evading and bypassing system defenses. macOS applications use plist files, such as the <code>info.plist</code> file, to store prope...
{"name": "Plist File Modification", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}
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T1127.003
T1127.003 JamPlus. Tactics: stealth, execution. Description: Adversaries may use `JamPlus` to proxy the execution of a malicious script. `JamPlus` is a build utility tool for code and data build systems. It works with several popular compilers and can be used for generating workspaces in code editors such as Visual Stu...
{"name": "JamPlus", "tactics": ["stealth", "execution"]}
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T1546.009
T1546.009 AppCert DLLs. Tactics: privilege escalation, persistence. Description: Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppCert DLLs loaded into processes. Dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) that are specified in the <code>AppCertDLLs</code> Registry key u...
{"name": "AppCert DLLs", "tactics": ["privilege escalation", "persistence"]}
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T1114.003
T1114.003 Email Forwarding Rule. Tactics: collection. Description: Adversaries may setup email forwarding rules to collect sensitive information. Adversaries may abuse email forwarding rules to monitor the activities of a victim, steal information, and further gain intelligence on the victim or the victim’s organizatio...
{"name": "Email Forwarding Rule", "tactics": ["collection"]}
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T1074
T1074 Data Staged. Tactics: collection. Description: Adversaries may stage collected data in a central location or directory prior to Exfiltration. Data may be kept in separate files or combined into one file through techniques such as [Archive Collected Data](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1560). Interactive com...
{"name": "Data Staged", "tactics": ["collection"]}
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T1649
T1649 Steal or Forge Authentication Certificates. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may steal or forge certificates used for authentication to access remote systems or resources. Digital certificates are often used to sign and encrypt messages and/or files. Certificates are also used as authenticatio...
{"name": "Steal or Forge Authentication Certificates", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1098.005
T1098.005 Device Registration. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may register a device to an adversary-controlled account. Devices may be registered in a multifactor authentication (MFA) system, which handles authentication to the network, or in a device management system, which handl...
{"name": "Device Registration", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1049
T1049 System Network Connections Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of network connections to or from the compromised system they are currently accessing or from remote systems by querying for information over the network. An adversary who gains access to a system that ...
{"name": "System Network Connections Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1584
T1584 Compromise Infrastructure. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may compromise third-party infrastructure that can be used during targeting. Infrastructure solutions include physical or cloud servers, domains, network devices, and third-party web and DNS services. Instead of buying, leasing, or...
{"name": "Compromise Infrastructure", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1553.005
T1553.005 Mark-of-the-Web Bypass. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may abuse specific file formats to subvert Mark-of-the-Web (MOTW) controls. In Windows, when files are downloaded from the Internet, they are tagged with a hidden NTFS Alternate Data Stream (ADS) named <code>Zone.Identifier</code> w...
{"name": "Mark-of-the-Web Bypass", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}
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T1600.002
T1600.002 Disable Crypto Hardware. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries disable a network device’s dedicated hardware encryption, which may enable them to leverage weaknesses in software encryption in order to reduce the effort involved in collecting, manipulating, and exfiltrating transmitted data. Ma...
{"name": "Disable Crypto Hardware", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}
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T1542
T1542 Pre-OS Boot. Tactics: stealth, persistence. Description: Adversaries may abuse Pre-OS Boot mechanisms as a way to establish persistence on a system. During the booting process of a computer, firmware and various startup services are loaded before the operating system. These programs control flow of execution befo...
{"name": "Pre-OS Boot", "tactics": ["stealth", "persistence"]}
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T1064
T1064 Scripting. Tactics: stealth, execution. Description: **This technique has been deprecated. Please use [Command and Scripting Interpreter](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059) where appropriate.** Adversaries may use scripts to aid in operations and perform multiple actions that would otherwise be manual. Sc...
{"name": "Scripting", "tactics": ["stealth", "execution"]}
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T1612
T1612 Build Image on Host. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may build a container image directly on a host to bypass defenses that monitor for the retrieval of malicious images from a public registry. A remote <code>build</code> request may be sent to the Docker API that includes a Dockerfile that pulls a van...
{"name": "Build Image on Host", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1051
T1051 Shared Webroot. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: **This technique has been deprecated and should no longer be used.** Adversaries may add malicious content to an internally accessible website through an open network file share that contains the website's webroot or Web content directory (Citation: Microsof...
{"name": "Shared Webroot", "tactics": ["lateral movement"]}
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T1055.002
T1055.002 Portable Executable Injection. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may inject portable executables (PE) into processes in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. PE injection is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space of a se...
{"name": "Portable Executable Injection", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1218.012
T1218.012 Verclsid. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse verclsid.exe to proxy execution of malicious code. Verclsid.exe is known as the Extension CLSID Verification Host and is responsible for verifying each shell extension before they are used by Windows Explorer or the Windows Shell.(Citation: WinOSB...
{"name": "Verclsid", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1586
T1586 Compromise Accounts. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may compromise accounts with services that can be used during targeting. For operations incorporating social engineering, the utilization of an online persona may be important. Rather than creating and cultivating accounts (i.e. [Establi...
{"name": "Compromise Accounts", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1569.001
T1569.001 Launchctl. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse launchctl to execute commands or programs. Launchctl interfaces with launchd, the service management framework for macOS. Launchctl supports taking subcommands on the command-line, interactively, or even redirected from standard input.(Citation...
{"name": "Launchctl", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1584.005
T1584.005 Botnet. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may compromise numerous third-party systems to form a botnet that can be used during targeting. A botnet is a network of compromised systems that can be instructed to perform coordinated tasks.(Citation: Norton Botnet) Instead of purchasing/renti...
{"name": "Botnet", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1059.008
T1059.008 Network Device CLI. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse scripting or built-in command line interpreters (CLI) on network devices to execute malicious command and payloads. The CLI is the primary means through which users and administrators interact with the device in order to view system in...
{"name": "Network Device CLI", "tactics": ["execution"]}
attack_retrieval
T1552.003
T1552.003 Shell History. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may search the command history on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials. On Linux and macOS systems, shells such as Bash and Zsh keep track of the commands users type on the command-line with the "history" utility. Once a user...
{"name": "Shell History", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
attack_retrieval
T1559.003
T1559.003 XPC Services. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries can provide malicious content to an XPC service daemon for local code execution. macOS uses XPC services for basic inter-process communication between various processes, such as between the XPC Service daemon and third-party application privileged hel...
{"name": "XPC Services", "tactics": ["execution"]}
attack_retrieval
T1497
T1497 Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion. Tactics: stealth, discovery. Description: Adversaries may employ various means to detect and avoid virtualization and analysis environments. This may include changing behaviors based on the results of checks for the presence of artifacts indicative of a virtual machine environment ...
{"name": "Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion", "tactics": ["stealth", "discovery"]}
attack_retrieval
T1102
T1102 Web Service. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an existing, legitimate external Web service as a means for relaying data to/from a compromised system. Popular websites, cloud services, and social media acting as a mechanism for C2 may give a significant amount of cover due to the like...
{"name": "Web Service", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
attack_retrieval
T1552.001
T1552.001 Credentials In Files. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials. These can be files created by users to store their own credentials, shared credential stores for a group of individuals, configura...
{"name": "Credentials In Files", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
attack_retrieval
T1568.003
T1568.003 DNS Calculation. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may perform calculations on addresses returned in DNS results to determine which port and IP address to use for command and control, rather than relying on a predetermined port number or the actual returned IP address. A IP and/or port nu...
{"name": "DNS Calculation", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
attack_retrieval
T1218.005
T1218.005 Mshta. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse mshta.exe to proxy execution of malicious .hta files and Javascript or VBScript through a trusted Windows utility. There are several examples of different types of threats leveraging mshta.exe during initial compromise and for execution of code (Cita...
{"name": "Mshta", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
attack_retrieval
T1547.015
T1547.015 Login Items. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may add login items to execute upon user login to gain persistence or escalate privileges. Login items are applications, documents, folders, or server connections that are automatically launched when a user logs in.(Citation: Op...
{"name": "Login Items", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
attack_retrieval
T1608
T1608 Stage Capabilities. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may upload, install, or otherwise set up capabilities that can be used during targeting. To support their operations, an adversary may need to take capabilities they developed ([Develop Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1...
{"name": "Stage Capabilities", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
attack_retrieval
T1608.005
T1608.005 Link Target. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may put in place resources that are referenced by a link that can be used during targeting. An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to divulge information (including credentials) or to gain execution, as in [Mali...
{"name": "Link Target", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
attack_retrieval
T1104
T1104 Multi-Stage Channels. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may create multiple stages for command and control that are employed under different conditions or for certain functions. Use of multiple stages may obfuscate the command and control channel to make detection more difficult. Remote acces...
{"name": "Multi-Stage Channels", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
attack_retrieval
T1657
T1657 Financial Theft. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may steal monetary resources from targets through extortion, social engineering, technical theft, or other methods aimed at their own financial gain at the expense of the availability of these resources for victims. Financial theft is the ultimate objecti...
{"name": "Financial Theft", "tactics": ["impact"]}
attack_retrieval
T1480
T1480 Execution Guardrails. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may use execution guardrails to constrain execution or actions based on adversary supplied and environment specific conditions that are expected to be present on the target. Guardrails ensure that a payload only executes against an intended target a...
{"name": "Execution Guardrails", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
attack_retrieval
T1619
T1619 Cloud Storage Object Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may enumerate objects in cloud storage infrastructure. Adversaries may use this information during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including requesting all or specific objects from cloud storage. Similar to [File and Di...
{"name": "Cloud Storage Object Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
attack_retrieval
T1606.001
T1606.001 Web Cookies. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may forge web cookies that can be used to gain access to web applications or Internet services. Web applications and services (hosted in cloud SaaS environments or on-premise servers) often use session cookies to authenticate and authorize user...
{"name": "Web Cookies", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
attack_retrieval
T1654
T1654 Log Enumeration. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may enumerate system and service logs to find useful data. These logs may highlight various types of valuable insights for an adversary, such as user authentication records ([Account Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1087)), security or v...
{"name": "Log Enumeration", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
attack_retrieval
T1134.001
T1134.001 Token Impersonation/Theft. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may duplicate then impersonate another user's existing token to escalate privileges and bypass access controls. For example, an adversary can duplicate an existing token using `DuplicateToken` or `DuplicateTokenEx`.(Ci...
{"name": "Token Impersonation/Theft", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
attack_retrieval
T1567.001
T1567.001 Exfiltration to Code Repository. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may exfiltrate data to a code repository rather than over their primary command and control channel. Code repositories are often accessible via an API (ex: https://api.github.com). Access to these APIs are often over HTTPS, which...
{"name": "Exfiltration to Code Repository", "tactics": ["exfiltration"]}
attack_retrieval
T1021.007
T1021.007 Cloud Services. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may log into accessible cloud services within a compromised environment using [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) that are synchronized with or federated to on-premises user identities. The adversary may then perform m...
{"name": "Cloud Services", "tactics": ["lateral movement"]}
attack_retrieval
T1205.001
T1205.001 Port Knocking. Tactics: stealth, persistence, command and control. Description: Adversaries may use port knocking to hide open ports used for persistence or command and control. To enable a port, an adversary sends a series of attempted connections to a predefined sequence of closed ports. After the sequence ...
{"name": "Port Knocking", "tactics": ["stealth", "persistence", "command and control"]}
attack_retrieval
T1027.012
T1027.012 LNK Icon Smuggling. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may smuggle commands to download malicious payloads past content filters by hiding them within otherwise seemingly benign windows shortcut files. Windows shortcut files (.LNK) include many metadata fields, including an icon location field (also kn...
{"name": "LNK Icon Smuggling", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
attack_retrieval
T1583.006
T1583.006 Web Services. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may register for web services that can be used during targeting. A variety of popular websites exist for adversaries to register for a web-based service that can be abused during later stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Comma...
{"name": "Web Services", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
attack_retrieval
T1528
T1528 Steal Application Access Token. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries can steal application access tokens as a means of acquiring credentials to access remote systems and resources. Application access tokens are used to make authorized API requests on behalf of a user or service and are commonly us...
{"name": "Steal Application Access Token", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
attack_retrieval
T1598.002
T1598.002 Spearphishing Attachment. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may send spearphishing messages with a malicious attachment to elicit sensitive information that can be used during targeting. Spearphishing for information is an attempt to trick targets into divulging information, frequently credent...
{"name": "Spearphishing Attachment", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}