T1584.001 Domains Mappings

Before compromising a victim, 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) An adversary may gain access to an email account for the person listed as the owner of the domain. The adversary can then claim that they forgot their password in order to make changes to the domain registration. Other possibilities include social engineering a domain registration help desk to gain access to an account or taking advantage of renewal process gaps.

Subdomain hijacking can occur when organizations have DNS entries that point to non-existent or deprovisioned resources. In such cases, an adversary may take control of a subdomain to conduct operations with the benefit of the trust associated with that domain.(Citation: Microsoft Sub Takeover 2020)

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Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name
azure_dns_alias_records Azure DNS Alias Records technique_scores T1584.001 Domains
azure_defender_for_app_service Azure Defender for App Service technique_scores T1584.001 Domains