Common Information
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| Value |
Domains - T1583.001 |
| Category | Attack-Pattern |
| Type | Mitre-Attack-Pattern |
| Misp Type | Cluster |
| Description | Adversaries may acquire domains that can be used during targeting. Domain names are the human readable names used to represent one or more IP addresses. They can be purchased or, in some cases, acquired for free. Adversaries may use acquired domains for a variety of purposes, including for [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566), [Drive-by Compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1189), and Command and Control.(Citation: CISA MSS Sep 2020) Adversaries may choose domains that are similar to legitimate domains, including through use of homoglyphs or use of a different top-level domain (TLD).(Citation: FireEye APT28)(Citation: PaypalScam) Typosquatting may be used to aid in delivery of payloads via [Drive-by Compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1189). Adversaries may also use internationalized domain names (IDNs) and different character sets (e.g. Cyrillic, Greek, etc.) to execute "IDN homograph attacks," creating visually similar lookalike domains used to deliver malware to victim machines.(Citation: CISA IDN ST05-016)(Citation: tt_httrack_fake_domains)(Citation: tt_obliqueRAT)(Citation: httrack_unhcr)(Citation: lazgroup_idn_phishing) Different URIs/URLs may also be dynamically generated to uniquely serve malicious content to victims (including one-time, single use domain names).(Citation: iOS URL Scheme)(Citation: URI)(Citation: URI Use)(Citation: URI Unique) Adversaries may also acquire and repurpose expired domains, which may be potentially already allowlisted/trusted by defenders based on an existing reputation/history.(Citation: Categorisation_not_boundary)(Citation: Domain_Steal_CC)(Citation: Redirectors_Domain_Fronting)(Citation: bypass_webproxy_filtering) Domain registrars each maintain a publicly viewable database that displays contact information for every registered domain. Private WHOIS services display alternative information, such as their own company data, rather than the owner of the domain. Adversaries may use such private WHOIS services to obscure information about who owns a purchased domain. Adversaries may further interrupt efforts to track their infrastructure by using varied registration information and purchasing domains with different domain registrars.(Citation: Mandiant APT1) |
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| Details | Website | 2016-09-28 | 196 | Confucius Says...Malware Families Get Further By Abusing Legitimate Websites | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-28 | 43 | Belling the BEAR | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-27 | 37 | The Evolution of Cerber | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-27 | 48 | Threat Spotlight: GozNym | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-27 | 8 | Hello, HTTPS! - Stephen Brennan | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-27 | 17 | No Easy Breach DerbyCon 2016 | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-26 | 27 | Sofacy’s ‘Komplex’ OS X Trojan | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-21 | 87 | Tender Confirmed, Rights At Risk: Verifying Netsweeper in Bahrain - The Citizen Lab | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-21 | 7 | Hosts file hijacks | Malwarebytes Labs | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-15 | 0 | It's a hard life for phishers | Malwarebytes Labs | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-13 | 49 | DualToy: New Windows Trojan Sideloads Risky Apps to Android and iOS Devices | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-13 | 20 | GovRAT 2.0 continues to target US companies and Government | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-13 | 18 | Log - Payload Security VxStream Sandbox CEF | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-13 | 3 | CVE-2016-3873: Arbitrary Kernel Write | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-09 | 4 | Zepto Ransomware Variant of Locky Being Delivered Via DLL | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-05 | 53 | Doing your own SSL/TLS testing | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-02 | 3 | Necurs – hybrid spam botnet | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-02 | 5 | Virus Bulletin :: Guest blog: Nemucod ransomware analysis | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-09-01 | 59 | TorrentLocker: Crypto‑ransomware still active, using same tactics | WeLiveSecurity | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-08-31 | 4 | Unsophisticated Revenge RAT Released Online for Free EXCLUSIVE | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-08-31 | 0 | Cloud Virtualization Accelerates Digital Transformation | NETSCOUT | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-08-31 | 0 | Group Policy Preferences | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-08-31 | 3 | Runas | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-08-30 | 0 | Whaling: The Hunt for High Profile Business Targets - Check Point Software | ||
| Details | Website | 2016-08-25 | 29 | How the CPSC is Behind the Internet’s Largest DDoS Attacks |