Sub-technique of T1589 Gather Victim Identity Information.View on attack.mitre.org
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, since they may be readily available and exposed via online or other accessible data sets (ex: Social Media or Search Victim-Owned Websites). Gathering this information may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: Search Open Websites/Domains or Phishing for Information), establishing operational resources (ex: Compromise Accounts), and/or initial access (ex: Phishing or Valid Accounts).
Rules on DetectionCode tagged with T1589.003.
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| Used by | Procedure example |
|---|---|
| GroupKimsuky | Kimsuky has collected victim employee name information. |
| GroupSandworm Team | Sandworm Team's research of potential victim organizations included the identification and collection of employee information. |
| GroupSilent Librarian | Silent Librarian has collected lists of names for individuals from targeted organizations. |
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