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T1189
T1189 Drive-by Compromise. Tactics: initial access. Description: Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing. Multiple ways of delivering exploit code to a browser exist (i.e., [Drive-by Target](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1608/004)), including: ...
{"name": "Drive-by Compromise", "tactics": ["initial access"]}
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T1498
T1498 Network Denial of Service. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may perform Network Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to degrade or block the availability of targeted resources to users. Network DoS can be performed by exhausting the network bandwidth services rely on. Example resources include specific websit...
{"name": "Network Denial of Service", "tactics": ["impact"]}
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T1651
T1651 Cloud Administration Command. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse cloud management services to execute commands within virtual machines. Resources such as AWS Systems Manager, Azure RunCommand, and Runbooks allow users to remotely run scripts in virtual machines by leveraging installed virtual ...
{"name": "Cloud Administration Command", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1546.016
T1546.016 Installer Packages. Tactics: privilege escalation, persistence. Description: Adversaries may establish persistence and elevate privileges by using an installer to trigger the execution of malicious content. Installer packages are OS specific and contain the resources an operating system needs to install appli...
{"name": "Installer Packages", "tactics": ["privilege escalation", "persistence"]}
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T1595.001
T1595.001 Scanning IP Blocks. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may scan victim IP blocks to gather information that can be used during targeting. Public IP addresses may be allocated to organizations by block, or a range of sequential addresses. Adversaries may scan IP blocks in order to [Gather Victim...
{"name": "Scanning IP Blocks", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1221
T1221 Template Injection. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may create or modify references in user document templates to conceal malicious code or force authentication attempts. For example, Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML) specification defines an XML-based format for Office documents (.docx, xlsx, .pptx)...
{"name": "Template Injection", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1037.004
T1037.004 RC Scripts. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may establish persistence by modifying RC scripts, which are executed during a Unix-like system’s startup. These files allow system administrators to map and start custom services at startup for different run levels. RC scripts r...
{"name": "RC Scripts", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1134
T1134 Access Token Manipulation. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may modify access tokens to operate under a different user or system security context to perform actions and bypass access controls. Windows uses access tokens to determine the ownership of a running process. A user can ma...
{"name": "Access Token Manipulation", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1111
T1111 Multi-Factor Authentication Interception. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may target multi-factor authentication (MFA) mechanisms, (i.e., smart cards, token generators, etc.) to gain access to credentials that can be used to access systems, services, and network resources. Use of MFA is recom...
{"name": "Multi-Factor Authentication Interception", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1027.002
T1027.002 Software Packing. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may perform software packing or virtual machine software protection to conceal their code. Software packing is a method of compressing or encrypting an executable. Packing an executable changes the file signature in an attempt to avoid signature-bas...
{"name": "Software Packing", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1584.007
T1584.007 Serverless. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may compromise serverless cloud infrastructure, such as Cloudflare Workers, AWS Lambda functions, or Google Apps Scripts, that can be used during targeting. By utilizing serverless infrastructure, adversaries can make it more difficult to att...
{"name": "Serverless", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1071.001
T1071.001 Web Protocols. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols associated with web traffic to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to the remote system, and often the results of those commands, will be embedde...
{"name": "Web Protocols", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1059.005
T1059.005 Visual Basic. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse Visual Basic (VB) for execution. VB is a programming language created by Microsoft with interoperability with many Windows technologies such as [Component Object Model](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1559/001) and the [Native API](http...
{"name": "Visual Basic", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1564.005
T1564.005 Hidden File System. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may use a hidden file system to conceal malicious activity from users and security tools. File systems provide a structure to store and access data from physical storage. Typically, a user engages with a file system through applications that allow...
{"name": "Hidden File System", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1543.002
T1543.002 Systemd Service. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may create or modify systemd services to repeatedly execute malicious payloads as part of persistence. Systemd is a system and service manager commonly used for managing background daemon processes (also known as services) a...
{"name": "Systemd Service", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1668
T1668 Exclusive Control. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries who successfully compromise a system may attempt to maintain persistence by “closing the door” behind them – in other words, by preventing other threat actors from initially accessing or maintaining a foothold on the same system. For example, adver...
{"name": "Exclusive Control", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
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T1563.002
T1563.002 RDP Hijacking. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may hijack a legitimate user’s remote desktop session to move laterally within an environment. Remote desktop is a common feature in operating systems. It allows a user to log into an interactive session with a system desktop graphical user in...
{"name": "RDP Hijacking", "tactics": ["lateral movement"]}
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T1136
T1136 Create Account. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may create an account to maintain access to victim systems.(Citation: Symantec WastedLocker June 2020) With a sufficient level of access, creating such accounts may be used to establish secondary credentialed access that do not require persistent remo...
{"name": "Create Account", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
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T1547.013
T1547.013 XDG Autostart Entries. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may add or modify XDG Autostart Entries to execute malicious programs or commands when a user’s desktop environment is loaded at login. XDG Autostart entries are available for any XDG-compliant Linux system. XDG Autost...
{"name": "XDG Autostart Entries", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1584.004
T1584.004 Server. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may compromise third-party servers that can be used during targeting. Use of servers allows an adversary to stage, launch, and execute an operation. During post-compromise activity, adversaries may utilize servers for various tasks, including for...
{"name": "Server", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1526
T1526 Cloud Service Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: An adversary may attempt to enumerate the cloud services running on a system after gaining access. These methods can differ from platform-as-a-service (PaaS), to infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), or software-as-a-service (SaaS). Many services exist throu...
{"name": "Cloud Service Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1204.004
T1204.004 Malicious Copy and Paste. Tactics: execution. Description: An adversary may rely upon a user copying and pasting code in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to copy and paste code directly into a [Command and Scripting Interpreter](https://attack.mitre.org/techniq...
{"name": "Malicious Copy and Paste", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1018
T1018 Remote System Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of other systems by IP address, hostname, or other logical identifier on a network that may be used for Lateral Movement from the current system. Functionality could exist within remote access tools to enable this, ...
{"name": "Remote System Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1046
T1046 Network Service Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of services running on remote hosts and local network infrastructure devices, including those that may be vulnerable to remote software exploitation. Common methods to acquire this information include port, vulner...
{"name": "Network Service Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1590.001
T1590.001 Domain Properties. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may gather information about the victim's network domain(s) that can be used during targeting. Information about domains and their properties may include a variety of details, including what domain(s) the victim owns as well as administrativ...
{"name": "Domain Properties", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1518
T1518 Software Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of software and software versions that are installed on a system or in a cloud environment. Adversaries may use the information from [Software Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1518) during automated discov...
{"name": "Software Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1538
T1538 Cloud Service Dashboard. Tactics: discovery. Description: An adversary may use a cloud service dashboard GUI with stolen credentials to gain useful information from an operational cloud environment, such as specific services, resources, and features. For example, the GCP Command Center can be used to view all ass...
{"name": "Cloud Service Dashboard", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1055.005
T1055.005 Thread Local Storage. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may inject malicious code into processes via thread local storage (TLS) callbacks in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. TLS callback injection is a method of executing arbitrary co...
{"name": "Thread Local Storage", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1622
T1622 Debugger Evasion. Tactics: stealth, discovery. Description: Adversaries may employ various means to detect and avoid debuggers. Debuggers are typically used by defenders to trace and/or analyze the execution of potential malware payloads.(Citation: ProcessHacker Github) Debugger evasion may include changing behav...
{"name": "Debugger Evasion", "tactics": ["stealth", "discovery"]}
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T1036.006
T1036.006 Space after Filename. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries can hide a program's true filetype by changing the extension of a file. With certain file types (specifically this does not work with .app extensions), appending a space to the end of a filename will change how the file is processed by the opera...
{"name": "Space after Filename", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1547.007
T1547.007 Re-opened Applications. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may modify plist files to automatically run an application when a user logs in. When a user logs out or restarts via the macOS Graphical User Interface (GUI), a prompt is provided to the user with a checkbox to "Reope...
{"name": "Re-opened Applications", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1608.006
T1608.006 SEO Poisoning. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may poison mechanisms that influence search engine optimization (SEO) to further lure staged capabilities towards potential victims. Search engines typically display results to users based on purchased ads as well as the site’s ranking/sco...
{"name": "SEO Poisoning", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1550.002
T1550.002 Pass the Hash. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may “pass the hash” using stolen password hashes to move laterally within an environment, bypassing normal system access controls. Pass the hash (PtH) is a method of authenticating as a user without having access to the user's cleartext passwo...
{"name": "Pass the Hash", "tactics": ["lateral movement"]}
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T1052
T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data via a physical medium, such as a removable drive. In certain circumstances, such as an air-gapped network compromise, exfiltration could occur via a physical medium or device introduced by a user. Suc...
{"name": "Exfiltration Over Physical Medium", "tactics": ["exfiltration"]}
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T1105
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment. Tools or files may be copied from an external adversary-controlled system to the victim network through the command and control channel or through...
{"name": "Ingress Tool Transfer", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1216.002
T1216.002 SyncAppvPublishingServer. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs to proxy execution of malicious [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001) commands. SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs is a Visual Basic script associated with how Windows virtualizes applic...
{"name": "SyncAppvPublishingServer", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1098.002
T1098.002 Additional Email Delegate Permissions. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may grant additional permission levels to maintain persistent access to an adversary-controlled email account. For example, the <code>Add-MailboxPermission</code> [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/t...
{"name": "Additional Email Delegate Permissions", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1588.003
T1588.003 Code Signing Certificates. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may buy and/or steal code signing certificates that can be used during targeting. Code signing is the process of digitally signing executables and scripts to confirm the software author and guarantee that the code has not been ...
{"name": "Code Signing Certificates", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1648
T1648 Serverless Execution. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse serverless computing, integration, and automation services to execute arbitrary code in cloud environments. Many cloud providers offer a variety of serverless resources, including compute engines, application integration services, and we...
{"name": "Serverless Execution", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1548.006
T1548.006 TCC Manipulation. Tactics: privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries can manipulate or abuse the Transparency, Consent, & Control (TCC) service or database to grant malicious executables elevated permissions. TCC is a Privacy & Security macOS control mechanism used to determine if the running process has...
{"name": "TCC Manipulation", "tactics": ["privilege escalation"]}
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T1027.018
T1027.018 Invisible Unicode. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse invisible or non-printing Unicode characters to conceal malicious content within files, scripts, or text. By inserting characters that do not visibly render, adversaries may hide data, alter how content is interpreted, or make malicious c...
{"name": "Invisible Unicode", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1055.008
T1055.008 Ptrace System Calls. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may inject malicious code into processes via ptrace (process trace) system calls in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. Ptrace system call injection is a method of executing arbitrar...
{"name": "Ptrace System Calls", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1653
T1653 Power Settings. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may impair a system's ability to hibernate, reboot, or shut down in order to extend access to infected machines. When a computer enters a dormant state, some or all software and hardware may cease to operate which can disrupt malicious activity.(Citat...
{"name": "Power Settings", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
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T1027.007
T1027.007 Dynamic API Resolution. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may obfuscate then dynamically resolve API functions called by their malware in order to conceal malicious functionalities and impair defensive analysis. Malware commonly uses various [Native API](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1106) fun...
{"name": "Dynamic API Resolution", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1021.001
T1021.001 Remote Desktop Protocol. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) to log into a computer using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The adversary may then perform actions as the logged-on user. Remote desktop is a common feature in o...
{"name": "Remote Desktop Protocol", "tactics": ["lateral movement"]}
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T1037.001
T1037.001 Logon Script (Windows). Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may use Windows logon scripts automatically executed at logon initialization to establish persistence. Windows allows logon scripts to be run whenever a specific user or group of users log into a system.(Citation: Tec...
{"name": "Logon Script (Windows)", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1055.015
T1055.015 ListPlanting. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may abuse list-view controls to inject malicious code into hijacked processes in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. ListPlanting is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address spac...
{"name": "ListPlanting", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1665
T1665 Hide Infrastructure. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may manipulate network traffic in order to hide and evade detection of their C2 infrastructure. This can be accomplished by identifying and filtering traffic from defensive tools,(Citation: TA571) masking malicious domains to obfuscate th...
{"name": "Hide Infrastructure", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1484
T1484 Domain or Tenant Policy Modification. Tactics: defense impairment, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may modify the configuration settings of a domain or identity tenant to evade defenses and/or escalate privileges in centrally managed environments. Such services provide a centralized means of managi...
{"name": "Domain or Tenant Policy Modification", "tactics": ["defense impairment", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1220
T1220 XSL Script Processing. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may bypass application control and obscure execution of code by embedding scripts inside XSL files. Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) files are commonly used to describe the processing and rendering of data within XML files. To support complex o...
{"name": "XSL Script Processing", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1596.005
T1596.005 Scan Databases. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may search within public scan databases for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Various online services continuously publish the results of Internet scans/surveys, often harvesting information such as active IP addresse...
{"name": "Scan Databases", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1564.001
T1564.001 Hidden Files and Directories. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may set files and directories to be hidden to evade detection mechanisms. To prevent normal users from accidentally changing special files on a system, most operating systems have the concept of a ‘hidden’ file. These files don’t show up...
{"name": "Hidden Files and Directories", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1578.001
T1578.001 Create Snapshot. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: An adversary may create a snapshot or data backup within a cloud account to evade defenses. A snapshot is a point-in-time copy of an existing cloud compute component such as a virtual machine (VM), virtual hard drive, or volume. An adversary may lever...
{"name": "Create Snapshot", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}
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T1591.001
T1591.001 Determine Physical Locations. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may gather the victim's physical location(s) that can be used during targeting. Information about physical locations of a target organization may include a variety of details, including where key resources and infrastructure are h...
{"name": "Determine Physical Locations", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
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T1137.002
T1137.002 Office Test. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may abuse the Microsoft Office "Office Test" Registry key to obtain persistence on a compromised system. An Office Test Registry location exists that allows a user to specify an arbitrary DLL that will be executed every time an Office application is ...
{"name": "Office Test", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
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T1587
T1587 Develop Capabilities. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may build capabilities that can be used during targeting. Rather than purchasing, freely downloading, or stealing capabilities, adversaries may develop their own capabilities in-house. This is the process of identifying development requ...
{"name": "Develop Capabilities", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1003.003
T1003.003 NTDS. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights. By default, the NTDS file (NTD...
{"name": "NTDS", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1686.001
T1686.001 Cloud Firewall. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may disable or modify a firewall within a cloud environment to bypass controls that limit access to cloud resources. Cloud environments typically utilize restrictive security groups and firewall rules that only allow network activity from t...
{"name": "Cloud Firewall", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}
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T1602.001
T1602.001 SNMP (MIB Dump). Tactics: collection. Description: Adversaries may target the Management Information Base (MIB) to collect and/or mine valuable information in a network managed using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The MIB is a configuration repository that stores variable information accessible vi...
{"name": "SNMP (MIB Dump)", "tactics": ["collection"]}
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T1686
T1686 Disable or Modify System Firewall. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may disable or modify host-based or network firewalls to impair defensive mechanisms and enable further action. Once an adversary has gathered sufficient privileges, they can tamper with firewall services, policies, or rule s...
{"name": "Disable or Modify System Firewall", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}
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T1001.002
T1001.002 Steganography. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use steganographic techniques to hide command and control traffic to make detection efforts more difficult. Steganographic techniques can be used to hide data in digital messages that are transferred between systems. This hidden informa...
{"name": "Steganography", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1204.001
T1204.001 Malicious Link. Tactics: execution. Description: An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to click on a link that will lead to code execution. This user action will typically be observed as follow-on behavi...
{"name": "Malicious Link", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1550.001
T1550.001 Application Access Token. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may use stolen application access tokens to bypass the typical authentication process and access restricted accounts, information, or services on remote systems. These tokens are typically stolen from users or services and used in l...
{"name": "Application Access Token", "tactics": ["lateral movement"]}
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T1547.008
T1547.008 LSASS Driver. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may modify or add LSASS drivers to obtain persistence on compromised systems. The Windows security subsystem is a set of components that manage and enforce the security policy for a computer or domain. The Local Security Author...
{"name": "LSASS Driver", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1569.002
T1569.002 Service Execution. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse the Windows service control manager to execute malicious commands or payloads. The Windows service control manager (<code>services.exe</code>) is an interface to manage and manipulate services.(Citation: Microsoft Service Control Manage...
{"name": "Service Execution", "tactics": ["execution"]}
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T1078.004
T1078.004 Cloud Accounts. Tactics: stealth, persistence, privilege escalation, initial access. Description: Valid accounts in cloud environments may allow adversaries to perform actions to achieve Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion. Cloud accounts are those created and configured by a...
{"name": "Cloud Accounts", "tactics": ["stealth", "persistence", "privilege escalation", "initial access"]}
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T1480.001
T1480.001 Environmental Keying. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may environmentally key payloads or other features of malware to evade defenses and constraint execution to a specific target environment. Environmental keying uses cryptography to constrain execution or actions based on adversary supplied envir...
{"name": "Environmental Keying", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1008
T1008 Fallback Channels. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use fallback or alternate communication channels if the primary channel is compromised or inaccessible in order to maintain reliable command and control and to avoid data transfer thresholds.
{"name": "Fallback Channels", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1680
T1680 Local Storage Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may enumerate local drives, disks, and/or volumes and their attributes like total or free space and volume serial number. This can be done to prepare for ransomware-related encryption, to perform [Lateral Movement](https://attack.mitre.org/tact...
{"name": "Local Storage Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1564.004
T1564.004 NTFS File Attributes. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may use NTFS file attributes to hide their malicious data in order to evade detection. Every New Technology File System (NTFS) formatted partition contains a Master File Table (MFT) that maintains a record for every file/directory on the partiti...
{"name": "NTFS File Attributes", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1558.003
T1558.003 Kerberoasting. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may abuse a valid Kerberos ticket-granting ticket (TGT) or sniff network traffic to obtain a ticket-granting service (TGS) ticket that may be vulnerable to [Brute Force](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110).(Citation: Empire InvokeKerbe...
{"name": "Kerberoasting", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1003.006
T1003.006 DCSync. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may attempt to access credentials and other sensitive information by abusing a Windows Domain Controller's application programming interface (API)(Citation: Microsoft DRSR Dec 2017) (Citation: Microsoft GetNCCChanges) (Citation: Samba DRSUAPI) (Cita...
{"name": "DCSync", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
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T1124
T1124 System Time Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: An adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone settings from a local or remote system. The system time is set and stored by services, such as the Windows Time Service on Windows or <code>systemsetup</code> on macOS.(Citation: MSDN System Time)(Cita...
{"name": "System Time Discovery", "tactics": ["discovery"]}
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T1053.002
T1053.002 At. Tactics: execution, persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may abuse the [at](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0110) utility to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code. The [at](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0110) utility exists as an execut...
{"name": "At", "tactics": ["execution", "persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1055.001
T1055.001 Dynamic-link Library Injection. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may inject dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) into processes in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. DLL injection is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space o...
{"name": "Dynamic-link Library Injection", "tactics": ["stealth", "privilege escalation"]}
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T1588.005
T1588.005 Exploits. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may buy, steal, or download exploits that can be used during targeting. An exploit takes advantage of a bug or vulnerability in order to cause unintended or unanticipated behavior to occur on computer hardware or software. Rather than developin...
{"name": "Exploits", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1556
T1556 Modify Authentication Process. Tactics: defense impairment, persistence, credential access. Description: Adversaries may modify authentication mechanisms and processes to access user credentials or enable otherwise unwarranted access to accounts. The authentication process is handled by mechanisms, such as the Lo...
{"name": "Modify Authentication Process", "tactics": ["defense impairment", "persistence", "credential access"]}
attack_retrieval
T1546.017
T1546.017 Udev Rules. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may maintain persistence through executing malicious content triggered using udev rules. Udev is the Linux kernel device manager that dynamically manages device nodes, handles access to pseudo-device files in the `/dev` directory...
{"name": "Udev Rules", "tactics": ["persistence", "privilege escalation"]}
attack_retrieval
T1056.004
T1056.004 Credential API Hooking. Tactics: collection, credential access. Description: Adversaries may hook into Windows application programming interface (API) functions and Linux system functions to collect user credentials. Malicious hooking mechanisms may capture API or function calls that include parameters that r...
{"name": "Credential API Hooking", "tactics": ["collection", "credential access"]}
attack_retrieval
T1495
T1495 Firmware Corruption. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may overwrite or corrupt the flash memory contents of system BIOS or other firmware in devices attached to a system in order to render them inoperable or unable to boot, thus denying the availability to use the devices and/or the system.(Citation: Sym...
{"name": "Firmware Corruption", "tactics": ["impact"]}
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T1490
T1490 Inhibit System Recovery. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may delete or remove built-in data and turn off services designed to aid in the recovery of a corrupted system to prevent recovery.(Citation: Talos Olympic Destroyer 2018)(Citation: FireEye WannaCry 2017) This may deny access to available backups ...
{"name": "Inhibit System Recovery", "tactics": ["impact"]}
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T1546.007
T1546.007 Netsh Helper DLL. Tactics: privilege escalation, persistence. Description: Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by Netsh Helper DLLs. Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a syst...
{"name": "Netsh Helper DLL", "tactics": ["privilege escalation", "persistence"]}
attack_retrieval
T1566.003
T1566.003 Spearphishing via Service. Tactics: initial access. Description: Adversaries may send spearphishing messages via third-party services in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing via service is a specific variant of spearphishing. It is different from other forms of spearphishing in that it e...
{"name": "Spearphishing via Service", "tactics": ["initial access"]}
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T1090.001
T1090.001 Internal Proxy. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an internal proxy to direct command and control traffic between two or more systems in a compromised environment. Many tools exist that enable traffic redirection through proxies or port redirection, including [HTRAN](https://attac...
{"name": "Internal Proxy", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
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T1216
T1216 System Script Proxy Execution. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may use trusted scripts, often signed with certificates, to proxy the execution of malicious files. Several Microsoft signed scripts that have been downloaded from Microsoft or are default on Windows installations can be used to proxy execu...
{"name": "System Script Proxy Execution", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
attack_retrieval
T1102.001
T1102.001 Dead Drop Resolver. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an existing, legitimate external Web service to host information that points to additional command and control (C2) infrastructure. Adversaries may post content, known as a dead drop resolver, on Web services with embedded (and...
{"name": "Dead Drop Resolver", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
attack_retrieval
T1001.001
T1001.001 Junk Data. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may add junk data to protocols used for command and control to make detection more difficult.(Citation: FireEye SUNBURST Backdoor December 2020) By adding random or meaningless data to the protocols used for command and control, adversaries can...
{"name": "Junk Data", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
attack_retrieval
T1598.001
T1598.001 Spearphishing Service. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may send spearphishing messages via third-party services to elicit sensitive information that can be used during targeting. Spearphishing for information is an attempt to trick targets into divulging information, frequently credentials o...
{"name": "Spearphishing Service", "tactics": ["reconnaissance"]}
attack_retrieval
T1043
T1043 Commonly Used Port. Tactics: command and control. Description: **This technique has been deprecated. Please use [Non-Standard Port](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1571) where appropriate.** Adversaries may communicate over a commonly used port to bypass firewalls or network detection systems and to blend wi...
{"name": "Commonly Used Port", "tactics": ["command and control"]}
attack_retrieval
T1505.006
T1505.006 vSphere Installation Bundles. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may abuse vSphere Installation Bundles (VIBs) to establish persistent access to ESXi hypervisors. VIBs are collections of files used for software distribution and virtual system management in VMware environments. Since ESXi uses an i...
{"name": "vSphere Installation Bundles", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
attack_retrieval
T1552.007
T1552.007 Container API. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may gather credentials via APIs within a containers environment. APIs in these environments, such as the Docker API and Kubernetes APIs, allow a user to remotely manage their container resources and cluster components.(Citation: Docker API)(C...
{"name": "Container API", "tactics": ["credential access"]}
attack_retrieval
T1584.001
T1584.001 Domains. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may hijack domains and/or subdomains that can be used during targeting. Domain registration hijacking is the act of changing the registration of a domain name without the permission of the original registrant.(Citation: ICANNDomainNameHijacking)...
{"name": "Domains", "tactics": ["resource development"]}
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T1505.001
T1505.001 SQL Stored Procedures. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may abuse SQL stored procedures to establish persistent access to systems. SQL Stored Procedures are code that can be saved and reused so that database users do not waste time rewriting frequently used SQL queries. Stored procedures can be ...
{"name": "SQL Stored Procedures", "tactics": ["persistence"]}
attack_retrieval
T1556.004
T1556.004 Network Device Authentication. Tactics: defense impairment, persistence, credential access. Description: Adversaries may use [Patch System Image](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1601/001) to hard code a password in the operating system, thus bypassing of native authentication mechanisms for local account...
{"name": "Network Device Authentication", "tactics": ["defense impairment", "persistence", "credential access"]}
attack_retrieval
T1561.001
T1561.001 Disk Content Wipe. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may erase the contents of storage devices on specific systems or in large numbers in a network to interrupt availability to system and network resources. Adversaries may partially or completely overwrite the contents of a storage device rendering th...
{"name": "Disk Content Wipe", "tactics": ["impact"]}
attack_retrieval
T1213.005
T1213.005 Messaging Applications. Tactics: collection. Description: Adversaries may leverage chat and messaging applications, such as Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, and Slack, to mine valuable information. The following is a brief list of example information that may hold potential value to an adversary and may also be ...
{"name": "Messaging Applications", "tactics": ["collection"]}
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T1048.003
T1048.003 Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may steal data by exfiltrating it over an un-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 the main command a...
{"name": "Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol", "tactics": ["exfiltration"]}
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T1027.015
T1027.015 Compression. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may use compression to obfuscate their payloads or files. Compressed file formats such as ZIP, gzip, 7z, and RAR can compress and archive multiple files together to make it easier and faster to transfer files. In addition to compressing files, adversarie...
{"name": "Compression", "tactics": ["stealth"]}
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T1574.004
T1574.004 Dylib Hijacking. Tactics: stealth, execution. Description: Adversaries may execute their own payloads by placing a malicious dynamic library (dylib) with an expected name in a path a victim application searches at runtime. The dynamic loader will try to find the dylibs based on the sequential order of the sea...
{"name": "Dylib Hijacking", "tactics": ["stealth", "execution"]}
attack_retrieval
T1601.002
T1601.002 Downgrade System Image. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may install an older version of the operating system of a network device to weaken security. Older operating system versions on network devices often have weaker encryption ciphers and, in general, fewer/less updated defensive featu...
{"name": "Downgrade System Image", "tactics": ["defense impairment"]}