Search Open Websites/Domains: Social Media
Other sub-techniques of Search Open Websites/Domains (3)
Adversaries may search social media for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Social media sites may contain various information about a victim organization, such as business announcements as well as information about the roles, locations, and interests of staff. Adversaries may search in different social media sites depending on what information they seek to gather. Threat actors may passively harvest data from these sites, as well as use information gathered to create fake profiles/groups to elicit victim’s into revealing specific information (i.e. Spearphishing Service).(Citation: Cyware Social Media) Information from these sources may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: Phishing for Information or Search Open Technical Databases), establishing operational resources (ex: Establish Accounts or Compromise Accounts), and/or initial access (ex: Spearphishing via Service).
Procedure Examples |
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Name | Description |
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Kimsuky |
Kimsuky has used Twitter to monitor potential victims and to prepare targeted phishing e-mails.(Citation: Malwarebytes Kimsuky June 2021) |
Lazarus Group |
Lazarus Group has used LinkedIn to identify and target specific employees within a chosen organization.(Citation: ESET Lazarus Jun 2020)(Citation: ClearSky Lazarus Aug 2020) |
EXOTIC LILY |
EXOTIC LILY has copied data from social media sites to impersonate targeted individuals.(Citation: Google EXOTIC LILY March 2022) |
Mitigations |
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Mitigation | Description |
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Pre-compromise |
This category is used for any applicable mitigation activities that apply to techniques occurring before an adversary gains Initial Access, such as Reconnaissance and Resource Development techniques. |
Detection
Much of this activity may have a very high occurrence and associated false positive rate, as well as potentially taking place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection difficult for defenders. Detection efforts may be focused on related stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Initial Access.
References
- Cyware Hacker News. (2019, October 2). How Hackers Exploit Social Media To Break Into Your Company. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ClearSky Research Team. (2020, August 13). Operation 'Dream Job' Widespread North Korean Espionage Campaign. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- Breitenbacher, D and Osis, K. (2020, June 17). OPERATION IN(TER)CEPTION: Targeted Attacks Against European Aerospace and Military Companies. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- Jazi, H. (2021, June 1). Kimsuky APT continues to target South Korean government using AppleSeed backdoor. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- Stolyarov, V. (2022, March 17). Exposing initial access broker with ties to Conti. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
Связанные риски
Риск | Связи | |
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Раскрытие информации о работниках организации из-за
публикации информации в открытых источниках в интернете
Конфиденциальность
Раскрытие информации
НСД
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Каталоги
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