Adversaries may target user email to collect sensitive information. Emails may contain sensitive data, including trade secrets or personal information, that can prove valuable to adversaries. Emails may also contain details of ongoing incident response operations, which may allow adversaries to adjust their techniques in order to maintain persistence or evade defenses.(Citation: TrustedSec OOB Communications)(Citation: CISA AA20-352A 2021) Adversaries can collect or forward email from mail servers or clients.
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| action.malware.variety.Capture app data | Capture data from application or system process | related-to | T1114 | Email Collection | |
| attribute.confidentiality.data_disclosure | None | related-to | T1114 | Email Collection |
| Technique ID | Technique Name | Number of Mappings |
|---|---|---|
| T1114.001 | Local Email Collection | 2 |
| T1114.003 | Email Forwarding Rule | 3 |
| T1114.002 | Remote Email Collection | 2 |