Sub-technique of T1593 Search Open Websites/Domains.View on attack.mitre.org
Adversaries may search social media for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Social media sites may contain various information about a victim organization, such as business announcements as well as information about the roles, locations, and interests of staff.
Adversaries may search in different social media sites depending on what information they seek to gather. Threat actors may passively harvest data from these sites, as well as use information gathered to create fake profiles/groups to elicit victim’s into revealing specific information (i.e. Spearphishing Service). Information from these sources may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: Phishing for Information or Search Open Technical Databases), establishing operational resources (ex: Establish Accounts or Compromise Accounts), and/or initial access (ex: Spearphishing via Service).
Rules on DetectionCode tagged with T1593.001.
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| Used by | Procedure example |
|---|---|
| GroupContagious Interview | Contagious Interview had identified and solicited victims through social media such as LinkedIn, X, and Telegram. PaloAlto ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2023PaloAlto Unit42 ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibileFerret October 2024SecurityScorecard Contagious Interview FamousChollima October 2024SecurityScorecard Contagious Interview October 2024Sekoia ClickFake 2025Validin Contagious Interview North Korea ClickFix January 2025 |
| GroupEXOTIC LILY | EXOTIC LILY has copied data from social media sites to impersonate targeted individuals. |
| GroupKimsuky | Kimsuky has used Twitter to monitor potential victims and to prepare targeted phishing e-mails. |
| Used by | Procedure example |
|---|---|
| CampaignOperation Dream Job | For Operation Dream Job, Lazarus Group used LinkedIn to identify and target employees within a chosen organization. |
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