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T1098.001
T1098.001 Additional Cloud Credentials. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may add adversary-controlled credentials to a cloud account to maintain persistent access to victim accounts and instances within the environment. For example, adversaries may add credentials for Service Princip...
{"name": "Additional Cloud Credentials", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1204
T1204 User Execution. Tactics: execution. Description: An adversary may rely upon specific actions by a user in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to execute malicious code by, for example, opening a malicious document file or link. These user actions will typically be obs...
{"name": "User Execution", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1491.001
T1491.001 Internal Defacement. Tactics: impact. Description: An adversary may deface systems internal to an organization in an attempt to intimidate or mislead users, thus discrediting the integrity of the systems. This may take the form of modifications to internal websites or server login messages, or directly to use...
{"name": "Internal Defacement", "tactics": ["impact"]}
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T1564.002
T1564.002 Hidden Users. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may use hidden users to hide the presence of user accounts they create or modify. Administrators may want to hide users when there are many user accounts on a given system or if they want to hide their administrative or other management accounts from ot...
{"name": "Hidden Users", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1134.003
T1134.003 Make and Impersonate Token. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may make new tokens and impersonate users to escalate privileges and bypass access controls. For example, if an adversary has a username and password but the user is not logged onto the system the adversary can then c...
{"name": "Make and Impersonate Token", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1552.006
T1552.006 Group Policy Preferences. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may attempt to find unsecured credentials in Group Policy Preferences (GPP). GPP are tools that allow administrators to create domain policies with embedded credentials. These policies allow administrators to set local accounts.(Ci...
{"name": "Group Policy Preferences", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1048.002
T1048.002 Exfiltration Over Asymmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may steal data by exfiltrating it over an asymmetrically encrypted network protocol other than that of the existing command and control channel. The data may also be sent to an alternate network location fr...
{"name": "Exfiltration Over Asymmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol", "tactics": ["exfiltration"]}
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T1087.004
T1087.004 Cloud Account. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of cloud accounts. Cloud accounts are those created and configured by an organization for use by users, remote support, services, or for administration of resources within a cloud service provider or SaaS application. Wit...
{"name": "Cloud Account", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1683.002
T1683.002 Audio-Visual Content. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may create or manipulate audio, image, and video content to support targeting and malicious operations. Adversaries may also use synthetic voice recordings, real-time altered audio or video during live interactions, fabricated profi...
{"name": "Audio-Visual Content", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1057
T1057 Process Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get information about running processes on a system. Information obtained could be used to gain an understanding of common software/applications running on systems within the network. Administrator or otherwise elevated access may prov...
{"name": "Process Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1053.004
T1053.004 Launchd. Tactics: execution, persistence, privilege escalation. Description: This technique is deprecated due to the inaccurate usage. The report cited did not provide technical detail as to how the malware interacted directly with launchd rather than going through known services. Other system services are us...
{"name": "Launchd", "tactics": ["execution", "persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1556.008
T1556.008 Network Provider DLL. Tactics: defense impairment, persistence, credential access. Description: Adversaries may register malicious network provider dynamic link libraries (DLLs) to capture cleartext user credentials during the authentication process. Network provider DLLs allow Windows to interface with speci...
{"name": "Network Provider DLL", "tactics": ["defense impairment", "persistence", "credential access"]}
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T1546.003
T1546.003 Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription. Tactics: privilege escalation, persistence. Description: Adversaries may establish persistence and elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) event subscription. WMI can be used to install eve...
{"name": "Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription", "tactics": ["privilege escalation", "persistence"]}
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T1596.004
T1596.004 CDNs. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may search content delivery network (CDN) data about victims that can be used during targeting. CDNs allow an organization to host content from a distributed, load balanced array of servers. CDNs may also allow organizations to customize content delivery...
{"name": "CDNs", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1497.002
T1497.002 User Activity Based Checks. Tactics: stealth, discovery. Description: Adversaries may employ various user activity checks 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 machi...
{"name": "User Activity Based Checks", "tactics": ["stealth", "discovery"]}
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T1496.004
T1496.004 Cloud Service Hijacking. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may leverage compromised software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications to complete resource-intensive tasks, which may impact hosted service availability. For example, adversaries may leverage email and messaging services, such as AWS Simple Email...
{"name": "Cloud Service Hijacking", "tactics": ["impact"]}
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T1585.003
T1585.003 Cloud Accounts. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may create accounts with cloud providers that can be used during targeting. Adversaries can use cloud accounts to further their operations, including leveraging cloud storage services such as Dropbox, MEGA, Microsoft OneDrive, or AWS S3 b...
{"name": "Cloud Accounts", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1072
T1072 Software Deployment Tools. Tactics: execution, lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may gain access to and use centralized software suites installed within an enterprise to execute commands and move laterally through the network. Configuration management and software deployment applications may be used in a...
{"name": "Software Deployment Tools", "tactics": ["execution", "lateral movement"]}
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T1041
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may steal data by exfiltrating it over an existing command and control channel. Stolen data is encoded into the normal communications channel using the same protocol as command and control communications.
{"name": "Exfiltration Over C2 Channel", "tactics": ["exfiltration"]}
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T1134.004
T1134.004 Parent PID Spoofing. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may spoof the parent process identifier (PPID) of a new process to evade process-monitoring defenses or to elevate privileges. New processes are typically spawned directly from their parent, or calling, process unless explic...
{"name": "Parent PID Spoofing", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1591
T1591 Gather Victim Org Information. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may gather information about the victim's organization that can be used during targeting. Information about an organization may include a variety of details, including the names of divisions/departments, specifics of business operati...
{"name": "Gather Victim Org Information", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1606
T1606 Forge Web Credentials. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may forge credential materials 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, tokens, or other m...
{"name": "Forge Web Credentials", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1621
T1621 Multi-Factor Authentication Request Generation. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may attempt to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) mechanisms and gain access to accounts by generating MFA requests sent to users. Adversaries in possession of credentials to [Valid Accounts](https://attack....
{"name": "Multi-Factor Authentication Request Generation", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1554
T1554 Compromise Host Software Binary. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may modify host software binaries to establish persistent access to systems. Software binaries/executables provide a wide range of system commands or services, programs, and libraries. Common software binaries are SSH clients, FTP cli...
{"name": "Compromise Host Software Binary", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
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T1552.008
T1552.008 Chat Messages. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may directly collect unsecured credentials stored or passed through user communication services. Credentials may be sent and stored in user chat communication applications such as email, chat services like Slack or Teams, collaboration tools ...
{"name": "Chat Messages", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1059.001
T1059.001 PowerShell. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution. PowerShell is a powerful interactive command-line interface and scripting environment included in the Windows operating system.(Citation: TechNet PowerShell) Adversaries can use PowerShell to perf...
{"name": "PowerShell", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1546.001
T1546.001 Change Default File Association. Tactics: privilege escalation, persistence. Description: Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by a file type association. When a file is opened, the default program used to open the file (also called the file association or handler) is...
{"name": "Change Default File Association", "tactics": ["privilege escalation", "persistence"]}
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T1055.014
T1055.014 VDSO Hijacking. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may inject malicious code into processes via VDSO hijacking in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. Virtual dynamic shared object (vdso) hijacking is a method of executing arbitrary code i...
{"name": "VDSO Hijacking", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1026
T1026 Multiband Communication. Tactics: command and control. Description: **This technique has been deprecated and should no longer be used.** Some adversaries may split communications between different protocols. There could be one protocol for inbound command and control and another for outbound data, allowing it to ...
{"name": "Multiband Communication", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1071.002
T1071.002 File Transfer Protocols. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols associated with transferring files to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to the remote system, and often the results of those commands...
{"name": "File Transfer Protocols", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1679
T1679 Selective Exclusion. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may intentionally exclude certain files, folders, directories, file types, or system components from encryption or tampering during a ransomware or malicious payload execution. Some file extensions that adversaries may avoid encrypting include `.dll`...
{"name": "Selective Exclusion", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1212
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials. Exploitation of a software vulnerability occurs when an adversary takes advantage of a programming error in a program, service, or within the operatin...
{"name": "Exploitation for Credential Access", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1546.014
T1546.014 Emond. Tactics: privilege escalation, persistence. Description: Adversaries may gain persistence and elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by the Event Monitor Daemon (emond). Emond is a [Launch Daemon](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/004) that accepts events from various servi...
{"name": "Emond", "tactics": ["privilege escalation", "persistence"]}
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T1102.003
T1102.003 One-Way Communication. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an existing, legitimate external Web service as a means for sending commands to a compromised system without receiving return output over the Web service channel. Compromised systems may leverage popular websites and social ...
{"name": "One-Way Communication", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1590
T1590 Gather Victim Network Information. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may gather information about the victim's networks that can be used during targeting. Information about networks may include a variety of details, including administrative data (ex: IP ranges, domain names, etc.) as well as speci...
{"name": "Gather Victim Network Information", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1210
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network. Exploitation of a software vulnerability occurs when an adversary takes advantage of a programming error in a program, service,...
{"name": "Exploitation of Remote Services", "tactics": ["lateral movement"]}
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T1534
T1534 Internal Spearphishing. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: After they already have access to accounts or systems within the environment, adversaries may use internal spearphishing to gain access to additional information or compromise other users within the same organization. Internal spearphishing is multi-...
{"name": "Internal Spearphishing", "tactics": ["lateral movement"]}
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T1574.010
T1574.010 Services File Permissions Weakness. Tactics: stealth, execution. Description: Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking the binaries used by services. Adversaries may use flaws in the permissions of Windows services to replace the binary that is executed upon service start. These servi...
{"name": "Services File Permissions Weakness", "tactics": ["stealth", "execution"]}
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T1547.001
T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a program to a startup folder or referencing it with a Registry run key. Adding an entry to the "run keys" in the Registry or startup folder will cause the program referen...
{"name": "Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1199
T1199 Trusted Relationship. Tactics: initial access. Description: Adversaries may breach or otherwise leverage organizations who have access to intended victims. Access through trusted third party relationship abuses an existing connection that may not be protected or receives less scrutiny than standard mechanisms of ...
{"name": "Trusted Relationship", "tactics": ["initial access"]}
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T1136.003
T1136.003 Cloud Account. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may create a cloud account to maintain access to victim systems. With a sufficient level of access, such accounts may be used to establish secondary credentialed access that does not require persistent remote access tools to be deployed on the syst...
{"name": "Cloud Account", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
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T1069.001
T1069.001 Local Groups. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to find local system groups and permission settings. The knowledge of local system permission groups can help adversaries determine which groups exist and which users belong to a particular group. Adversaries may use this information to de...
{"name": "Local Groups", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1149
T1149 LC_MAIN Hijacking. Tactics: stealth. Description: **This technique has been deprecated and should no longer be used.** As of OS X 10.8, mach-O binaries introduced a new header called LC_MAIN that points to the binary’s entry point for execution. Previously, there were two headers to achieve this same effect: LC_T...
{"name": "LC_MAIN Hijacking", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1593
T1593 Search Open Websites/Domains. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may search freely available websites and/or domains for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Information about victims may be available in various online sites, such as social media, new sites, or those hosting...
{"name": "Search Open Websites/Domains", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1098
T1098 Account Manipulation. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may manipulate accounts to maintain and/or elevate access to victim systems. Account manipulation may consist of any action that preserves or modifies adversary access to a compromised account, such as modifying credentials...
{"name": "Account Manipulation", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1048
T1048 Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may steal data by exfiltrating it over a different protocol than that of the existing command and control channel. The data may also be sent to an alternate network location from the main command and control server. Alternate ...
{"name": "Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol", "tactics": ["exfiltration"]}
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T1547.006
T1547.006 Kernel Modules and Extensions. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may modify the kernel to automatically execute programs on system boot. Loadable Kernel Modules (LKMs) are pieces of code that can be loaded and unloaded into the kernel upon demand. They extend the functionali...
{"name": "Kernel Modules and Extensions", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1678
T1678 Delay Execution. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may employ various time-based methods to evade detection and analysis. These techniques often exploit system clocks, delays, or timing mechanisms to obscure malicious activity, blend in with benign activity, and avoid scrutiny. Adversaries can perform th...
{"name": "Delay Execution", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1056.002
T1056.002 GUI Input Capture. Tactics: collection, credential access. 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 i...
{"name": "GUI Input Capture", "tactics": ["collection", "credential access"]}
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T1686.002
T1686.002 Network Device Firewall. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may disable network device-based firewall mechanisms entirely or add, delete, or modify particular rules in order to bypass controls limiting network usage. Adversaries may obtain access to devices such as routers, switches, or oth...
{"name": "Network Device Firewall", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}
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T1588.002
T1588.002 Tool. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may buy, steal, or download software tools that can be used during targeting. Tools can be open or closed source, free or commercial. A tool can be used for malicious purposes by an adversary, but (unlike malware) were not intended to be used for t...
{"name": "Tool", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1052.001
T1052.001 Exfiltration over USB. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over a USB connected physical device. In certain circumstances, such as an air-gapped network compromise, exfiltration could occur via a USB device introduced by a user. The USB device could be used as the fi...
{"name": "Exfiltration over USB", "tactics": ["exfiltration"]}
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T1574.013
T1574.013 KernelCallbackTable. Tactics: stealth, execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse the <code>KernelCallbackTable</code> of a process to hijack its execution flow in order to run their own payloads.(Citation: Lazarus APT January 2022)(Citation: FinFisher exposed ) The <code>KernelCallbackTable</code> can be ...
{"name": "KernelCallbackTable", "tactics": ["stealth", "execution"]}
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T1597
T1597 Search Closed Sources. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may search and gather information about victims from closed (e.g., paid, private, or otherwise not freely available) sources that can be used during targeting. Information about victims may be available for purchase from reputable private so...
{"name": "Search Closed Sources", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1053.006
T1053.006 Systemd Timers. Tactics: execution, persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may abuse systemd timers to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code. Systemd timers are unit files with file extension <code>.timer</code> that control services. Timers can be s...
{"name": "Systemd Timers", "tactics": ["execution", "persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1566
T1566 Phishing. Tactics: initial access. Description: Adversaries may send phishing messages to gain access to victim systems. All forms of phishing are electronically delivered social engineering. Phishing can be targeted, known as spearphishing. In spearphishing, a specific individual, company, or industry will be ta...
{"name": "Phishing", "tactics": ["initial access"]}
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T1061
T1061 Graphical User Interface. Tactics: execution. Description: **This technique has been deprecated. Please use [Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021) where appropriate.** The Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) is a common way to interact with an operating system. Adversaries may use a system's GUI...
{"name": "Graphical User Interface", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1542.004
T1542.004 ROMMONkit. Tactics: stealth, persistence. Description: Adversaries may abuse the ROM Monitor (ROMMON) by loading an unauthorized firmware with adversary code to provide persistent access and manipulate device behavior that is difficult to detect. (Citation: Cisco Synful Knock Evolution)(Citation: Cisco Blog L...
{"name": "ROMMONkit", "tactics": ["stealth", "persistence"]}
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T1218.001
T1218.001 Compiled HTML File. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse Compiled HTML files (.chm) to conceal malicious code. CHM files are commonly distributed as part of the Microsoft HTML Help system. CHM files are compressed compilations of various content such as HTML documents, images, and scripting/we...
{"name": "Compiled HTML File", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1496.001
T1496.001 Compute Hijacking. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may leverage the compute resources of co-opted systems to complete resource-intensive tasks, which may impact system and/or hosted service availability. One common purpose for [Compute Hijacking](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1496/001) is to ...
{"name": "Compute Hijacking", "tactics": ["impact"]}
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T1070.005
T1070.005 Network Share Connection Removal. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may remove share connections that are no longer useful in order to clean up traces of their operation. Windows shared drive and [SMB/Windows Admin Shares](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/002) connections can be removed when...
{"name": "Network Share Connection Removal", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1090.003
T1090.003 Multi-hop Proxy. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may chain together multiple proxies to disguise the source of malicious traffic. Typically, a defender will be able to identify the last proxy traffic traversed before it enters their network; the defender may or may not be able to identi...
{"name": "Multi-hop Proxy", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1110
T1110 Brute Force. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.(Citation: TrendMicro Pawn Storm Dec 2020) Without knowledge of the password for an account or set of accounts, an adversary m...
{"name": "Brute Force", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1059.004
T1059.004 Unix Shell. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution. Unix shells are the primary command prompt on Linux, macOS, and ESXi systems, though many variations of the Unix shell exist (e.g. sh, ash, bash, zsh, etc.) depending on the specific OS or distrib...
{"name": "Unix Shell", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1137.003
T1137.003 Outlook Forms. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may abuse Microsoft Outlook forms to obtain persistence on a compromised system. Outlook forms are used as templates for presentation and functionality in Outlook messages. Custom Outlook forms can be created that will execute code when a specifica...
{"name": "Outlook Forms", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
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T1219.003
T1219.003 Remote Access Hardware. Tactics: command and control. Description: An adversary may use legitimate remote access hardware to establish an interactive command and control channel to target systems within networks. These services, including IP-based keyboard, video, or mouse (KVM) devices such as TinyPilot and ...
{"name": "Remote Access Hardware", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1565
T1565 Data Manipulation. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may insert, delete, or manipulate data in order to influence external outcomes or hide activity, thus threatening the integrity of the data.(Citation: Sygnia Elephant Beetle Jan 2022) By manipulating data, adversaries may attempt to affect a business pr...
{"name": "Data Manipulation", "tactics": ["impact"]}
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T1559
T1559 Inter-Process Communication. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse inter-process communication (IPC) mechanisms for local code or command execution. IPC is typically used by processes to share data, communicate with each other, or synchronize execution. IPC is also commonly used to avoid situatio...
{"name": "Inter-Process Communication", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1001
T1001 Data Obfuscation. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may obfuscate command and control traffic to make it more difficult to detect.(Citation: Bitdefender FunnyDream Campaign November 2020) Command and control (C2) communications are hidden (but not necessarily encrypted) in an attempt to make ...
{"name": "Data Obfuscation", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1039
T1039 Data from Network Shared Drive. Tactics: collection. Description: Adversaries may search network shares on computers they have compromised to find files of interest. Sensitive data can be collected from remote systems via shared network drives (host shared directory, network file server, etc.) that are accessible...
{"name": "Data from Network Shared Drive", "tactics": ["collection"]}
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T1584.006
T1584.006 Web Services. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may compromise access to third-party web services that can be used during targeting. A variety of popular websites exist for legitimate users to register for web-based services, such as GitHub, Twitter, Dropbox, Google, SendGrid, etc. Adver...
{"name": "Web Services", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1601
T1601 Modify System Image. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may make changes to the operating system of embedded network devices to weaken defenses and provide new capabilities for themselves. On such devices, the operating systems are typically monolithic and most of the device functionality and c...
{"name": "Modify System Image", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}
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T1574
T1574 Hijack Execution Flow. Tactics: stealth, execution. Description: Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking the way operating systems run programs. Hijacking execution flow can be for the purposes of persistence, since this hijacked execution may reoccur over time. Adversaries may also use ...
{"name": "Hijack Execution Flow", "tactics": ["stealth", "execution"]}
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T1036.012
T1036.012 Browser Fingerprint. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may attempt to blend in with legitimate traffic by spoofing browser and system attributes like operating system, system language, platform, user-agent string, resolution, time zone, etc. The HTTP User-Agent request header is a string that lets se...
{"name": "Browser Fingerprint", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1059.011
T1059.011 Lua. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse Lua commands and scripts for execution. Lua is a cross-platform scripting and programming language primarily designed for embedded use in applications. Lua can be executed on the command-line (through the stand-alone lua interpreter), via scripts (<c...
{"name": "Lua", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1027.005
T1027.005 Indicator Removal from Tools. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may remove indicators from tools if they believe their malicious tool was detected, quarantined, or otherwise curtailed. They can modify the tool by removing the indicator and using the updated version that is no longer detected by the t...
{"name": "Indicator Removal from Tools", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1204.003
T1204.003 Malicious Image. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may rely on a user running a malicious image to facilitate execution. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Images, and Azure Images as well as popular container runtimes such as Docker can be backdoore...
{"name": "Malicious Image", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1543.005
T1543.005 Container Service. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may create or modify container or container cluster management tools that run as daemons, agents, or services on individual hosts. These include software for creating and managing individual containers, such as Docker and ...
{"name": "Container Service", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1078
T1078 Valid Accounts. Tactics: stealth, persistence, privilege escalation, initial access. Description: Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion. Compromised credentials may be used to bypass access cont...
{"name": "Valid Accounts", "tactics": ["stealth", "persistence", "privilege escalation", "initial access"]}
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T1571
T1571 Non-Standard Port. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may communicate using a protocol and port pairing that are typically not associated. For example, HTTPS over port 8088(Citation: Symantec Elfin Mar 2019) or port 587(Citation: Fortinet Agent Tesla April 2018) as opposed to the traditional p...
{"name": "Non-Standard Port", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1585.001
T1585.001 Social Media Accounts. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may create and cultivate social media accounts that can be used during targeting. Adversaries can create social media accounts that can be used to build a persona to further operations. Persona development consists of the developme...
{"name": "Social Media Accounts", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1055.012
T1055.012 Process Hollowing. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may inject malicious code into suspended and hollowed processes in order to evade process-based defenses. Process hollowing is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space of a separate live process. Process hollo...
{"name": "Process Hollowing", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1068
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation. Tactics: privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges. Exploitation of a software vulnerability occurs when an adversary takes advantage of a programming error in a program, service, or within the ope...
{"name": "Exploitation for Privilege Escalation", "tactics": ["privilege escalation"]}
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T1564.009
T1564.009 Resource Forking. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse resource forks to hide malicious code or executables to evade detection and bypass security applications. A resource fork provides applications a structured way to store resources such as thumbnail images, menu definitions, icons, dialog b...
{"name": "Resource Forking", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1531
T1531 Account Access Removal. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may interrupt availability of system and network resources by inhibiting access to accounts utilized by legitimate users. Accounts may be deleted, locked, or manipulated (ex: changed credentials, revoked permissions for SaaS platforms such as Share...
{"name": "Account Access Removal", "tactics": ["impact"]}
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T1110.004
T1110.004 Credential Stuffing. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may use credentials obtained from breach dumps of unrelated accounts to gain access to target accounts through credential overlap. Occasionally, large numbers of username and password pairs are dumped online when a website or service is...
{"name": "Credential Stuffing", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1027
T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may attempt to make an executable or file difficult to discover or analyze by encrypting, encoding, or otherwise obfuscating its contents on the system or in transit. This is common behavior that can be used across different platforms and...
{"name": "Obfuscated Files or Information", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1556.006
T1556.006 Multi-Factor Authentication. Tactics: defense impairment, persistence, credential access. Description: Adversaries may disable or modify multi-factor authentication (MFA) mechanisms to enable persistent access to compromised accounts. Once adversaries have gained access to a network by either compromising an ...
{"name": "Multi-Factor Authentication", "tactics": ["defense impairment", "persistence", "credential access"]}
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T1114.002
T1114.002 Remote Email Collection. Tactics: collection. Description: Adversaries may target an Exchange server, Office 365, or Google Workspace to collect sensitive information. Adversaries may leverage a user's credentials and interact directly with the Exchange server to acquire information from within a network. Adv...
{"name": "Remote Email Collection", "tactics": ["collection"]}
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T1505.004
T1505.004 IIS Components. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may install malicious components that run on Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers to establish persistence. IIS provides several mechanisms to extend the functionality of the web servers. For example, Internet Server Application Program...
{"name": "IIS Components", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
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T1036.001
T1036.001 Invalid Code Signature. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may attempt to mimic features of valid code signatures to increase the chance of deceiving a user, analyst, or tool. Code signing provides a level of authenticity on a binary from the developer and a guarantee that the binary has not been tamp...
{"name": "Invalid Code Signature", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1683
T1683 Generate Content. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may create or generate content to support targeting and operations. This content may be used to establish personas, impersonate known individuals or organizations, and support [Social Engineering](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1684),...
{"name": "Generate Content", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1564.006
T1564.006 Run Virtual Instance. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may carry out malicious operations using a virtual instance to avoid detection. A wide variety of virtualization technologies exist that allow for the emulation of a computer or computing environment. By running malicious code inside of a virtua...
{"name": "Run Virtual Instance", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1027.014
T1027.014 Polymorphic Code. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may utilize polymorphic code (also known as metamorphic or mutating code) to evade detection. Polymorphic code is a type of software capable of changing its runtime footprint during code execution.(Citation: polymorphic-blackberry) With each executi...
{"name": "Polymorphic Code", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1201
T1201 Password Policy Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to access detailed information about the password policy used within an enterprise network or cloud environment. Password policies are a way to enforce complex passwords that are difficult to guess or crack through [Brute Force](h...
{"name": "Password Policy Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1546
T1546 Event Triggered Execution. Tactics: privilege escalation, persistence. Description: Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges using system mechanisms that trigger execution based on specific events. Various operating systems have means to monitor and subscribe to events such as logons or oth...
{"name": "Event Triggered Execution", "tactics": ["privilege escalation", "persistence"]}
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T1546.004
T1546.004 Unix Shell Configuration Modification. Tactics: privilege escalation, persistence. Description: Adversaries may establish persistence through executing malicious commands triggered by a user’s shell. User [Unix Shell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/004)s execute several configuration scripts at dif...
{"name": "Unix Shell Configuration Modification", "tactics": ["privilege escalation", "persistence"]}
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T1187
T1187 Forced Authentication. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may gather credential material by invoking or forcing a user to automatically provide authentication information through a mechanism in which they can intercept. The Server Message Block (SMB) protocol is commonly used in Windows networks...
{"name": "Forced Authentication", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1134.005
T1134.005 SID-History Injection. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may use SID-History Injection to escalate privileges and bypass access controls. The Windows security identifier (SID) is a unique value that identifies a user or group account. SIDs are used by Windows security in both se...
{"name": "SID-History Injection", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1599
T1599 Network Boundary Bridging. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may bridge network boundaries by compromising perimeter network devices or internal devices responsible for network segmentation. Breaching these devices may enable an adversary to bypass restrictions on traffic routing that otherwis...
{"name": "Network Boundary Bridging", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}