type: attack-pattern
spec_version: 2.1
id: attack-pattern--bc76d0a4-db11-4551-9ac4-01a469cfb161
created: 2020-10-02T14:55:43.815Z
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revoked: no
external_references: source_name: mitre-attack
url: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1589/001
external_id: T1589.001
source_name: Bleeping Computer 2easy 2021
description: Bill Toulas. (2021, December 21). 2easy now a significant dark web marketplace for stolen data. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
url: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/2easy-now-a-significant-dark-web-marketplace-for-stolen-data/
source_name: ATT ScanBox
description: Blasco, J. (2014, August 28). Scanbox: A Reconnaissance Framework Used with Watering Hole Attacks. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
url: https://cybersecurity.att.com/blogs/labs-research/scanbox-a-reconnaissance-framework-used-on-watering-hole-attacks
source_name: Detectify Slack Tokens
description: Detectify. (2016, April 28). Slack bot token leakage exposing business critical information. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
url: https://labs.detectify.com/writeups/slack-bot-token-leakage-exposing-business-critical-information/
source_name: GitHub truffleHog
description: Dylan Ayrey. (2016, December 31). truffleHog. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
url: https://github.com/dxa4481/truffleHog
source_name: Bleeping Computer Stealer Logs 2023
description: Flare. (2023, June 6). Dissecting the Dark Web Supply Chain: Stealer Logs in Context. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
url: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dissecting-the-dark-web-supply-chain-stealer-logs-in-context/
source_name: Register Uber
description: McCarthy, K. (2015, February 28). FORK ME! Uber hauls GitHub into court to find who hacked database of 50,000 drivers. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
url: https://www.theregister.com/2015/02/28/uber_subpoenas_github_for_hacker_details/
source_name: GitHub Gitrob
description: Michael Henriksen. (2018, June 9). Gitrob: Putting the Open Source in OSINT. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
url: https://github.com/michenriksen/gitrob
source_name: CNET Leaks
description: Ng, A. (2019, January 17). Massive breach leaks 773 million email addresses, 21 million passwords. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
url: https://www.cnet.com/news/massive-breach-leaks-773-million-emails-21-million-passwords/
source_name: Okta Scatter Swine 2022
description: Okta. (2022, August 25). Detecting Scatter Swine: Insights into a Relentless Phishing Campaign. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
url: https://sec.okta.com/scatterswine
source_name: Forbes GitHub Creds
description: Sandvik, R. (2014, January 14). Attackers Scrape GitHub For Cloud Service Credentials, Hijack Account To Mine Virtual Currency. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
url: https://www.forbes.com/sites/runasandvik/2014/01/14/attackers-scrape-github-for-cloud-service-credentials-hijack-account-to-mine-virtual-currency/#242c479d3196
source_name: SecureWorks Infostealers 2023
description: SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit Research Team. (2023, May 16). The Growing Threat from Infostealers. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
url: https://www.secureworks.com/research/the-growing-threat-from-infostealers
source_name: Register Deloitte
description: Thomson, I. (2017, September 26). Deloitte is a sitting duck: Key systems with RDP open, VPN and proxy 'login details leaked'. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
url: https://www.theregister.com/2017/09/26/deloitte_leak_github_and_google/
object_marking_refs: marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168
modified: 2025-10-24T17:49:18.246Z
name: Credentials
description: Adversaries may gather credentials that can be used during targeting. Account credentials gathered by adversaries may be those directly associated with the target victim organization or attempt to take advantage of the tendency for users to use the same passwords across personal and business accounts.

Adversaries may gather credentials from potential victims in various ways, such as direct elicitation via [Phishing for Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598). Adversaries may also compromise sites then add malicious content designed to collect website authentication cookies from visitors.(Citation: ATT ScanBox) (Citation: Register Deloitte)(Citation: Register Uber)(Citation: Detectify Slack Tokens)(Citation: Forbes GitHub Creds)(Citation: GitHub truffleHog)(Citation: GitHub Gitrob)(Citation: CNET Leaks) Where multi-factor authentication (MFA) based on out-of-band communications is in use, adversaries may compromise a service provider to gain access to MFA codes and one-time passwords (OTP).(Citation: Okta Scatter Swine 2022)

Credential information may also be exposed to adversaries via leaks to online or other accessible data sets (ex: [Search Engines](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593/002), breach dumps, code repositories, etc.). Adversaries may purchase credentials from dark web markets, such as Russian Market and 2easy, or through access to Telegram channels that distribute logs from infostealer malware.(Citation: Bleeping Computer 2easy 2021)(Citation: SecureWorks Infostealers 2023)(Citation: Bleeping Computer Stealer Logs 2023)

Gathering this information may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Search Open Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593) or [Phishing for Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598)), establishing operational resources (ex: [Compromise Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1586)), and/or initial access (ex: [External Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) or [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078)). 
kill_chain_phases: kill_chain_name: mitre-attack
phase_name: reconnaissance
x_mitre_attack_spec_version: 3.2.0
x_mitre_contributors: Vinayak Wadhwa, Lucideus
Lee Christensen, SpecterOps
Toby Kohlenberg
Massimo Giaimo, Würth Group Cyber Defence Center
x_mitre_deprecated: no
x_mitre_domains: enterprise-attack
x_mitre_is_subtechnique: yes
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x_mitre_platforms: PRE
x_mitre_version: 1.2