T1087.003 Email Account

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of email addresses and accounts. Adversaries may try to dump Exchange address lists such as global address lists (GALs).(Citation: Microsoft Exchange Address Lists)

In on-premises Exchange and Exchange Online, the <code>Get-GlobalAddressList</code> PowerShell cmdlet can be used to obtain email addresses and accounts from a domain using an authenticated session.(Citation: Microsoft getglobaladdresslist)(Citation: Black Hills Attacking Exchange MailSniper, 2016)

In Google Workspace, the GAL is shared with Microsoft Outlook users through the Google Workspace Sync for Microsoft Outlook (GWSMO) service. Additionally, the Google Workspace Directory allows for users to get a listing of other users within the organization.(Citation: Google Workspace Global Access List)

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Azure Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name Notes
microsoft_sentinel Microsoft Sentinel technique_scores T1087.003 Email Account
Comments
The Microsoft Sentinel Analytics "Mail.Read Permissions Granted to Application" query can identify applications that may have been abused to gain access to mailboxes.
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