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Adversaries may use search engines to collect information about victims that can be used during targeting.
Passed 17 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 12 of 22 without it.
and 4 more in the full report
5 fixed12 passed either way5 still failing0 broke
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One of 5 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
A threat report rated external credential spillages found via search engines as Medium severity with Initial Access impact. Adjust this finding according to standard threat assessment mappings.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Sets the finding severity rating to High. | Passed | Passed |
| Sets the finding impact to Reconnaissance. | Missed | Passed |
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Sub-technique of: T1593
Adversaries may use search engines to collect information about victims that can be used during targeting. Search engine services typical crawl online sites to index context and may provide users with specialized syntax to search for specific keywords or specific types of content (i.e. filetypes).
Adversaries may craft various search engine queries depending on what information they seek to gather. Threat actors may use search engines to harvest general information about victims, as well as use specialized queries to look for spillages/leaks of sensitive information such as network details or credentials. 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: Valid Accounts or Phishing).
Platforms: PRE
Identify Attack Surface: Determine if the target environment is susceptible to Search Engines by examining the target platforms (PRE).
Assess Existing Defenses: Review whether mitigations for T1593.002 are in place. If defenses are absent or misconfigured, this technique may be exploitable.
Execute Test: Use tools and methods described in the MITRE ATT&CK page and external references below.
Note: No Atomic Red Team tests available for this technique. See Atomic Red Team GitHub for updates.
This technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on behaviors performed outside of the scope of enterprise defenses and controls. Efforts should focus on minimizing the amount and sensitivity of data available to external parties.
test cases passed, vs 12 / 22 without
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