Adversaries may gather information about the victim's identity that can be used during targeting. Information about identities may include a variety of details, including personal data (ex: employee names, email addresses, etc.) as well as sensitive details such as credentials.
Adversaries may gather this information in various ways, such as direct elicitation via Phishing for Information. Information about victims may also be exposed to adversaries via online or other accessible data sets (ex: Social Media or Search Victim-Owned Websites).(Citation: OPM Leak)(Citation: Register Deloitte)(Citation: Register Uber)(Citation: Detectify Slack Tokens)(Citation: Forbes GitHub Creds)(Citation: GitHub truffleHog)(Citation: GitHub Gitrob)(Citation: CNET Leaks) 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).
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-15132 | sulu | primary_impact | T1589 | Gather Victim Identity Information |
| action.hacking.variety.Footprinting | Footprinting and fingerprinting | related-to | T1589 | Gather Victim Identity Information |
| value_chain.targeting.variety.Personal Information | Information on individuals such as title, interests, physical location, etc, used to pick an organization as a target | related-to | T1589 | Gather Victim Identity Information |
| aws_security_hub | AWS Security Hub | technique_scores | T1589 | Gather Victim Identity Information |
| Technique ID | Technique Name | Number of Mappings |
|---|---|---|
| T1589.001 | Credentials | 4 |
| T1589.002 | Email Addresses | 4 |
| T1589.003 | Employee Names | 3 |