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Methods for performing this technique could include use of a [Command and Scripting Interpreter](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059) to search for and copy information fitting set criteria such as file type, location, or name at specific time intervals. \n\nIn cloud-based environments, adversaries may also use cloud APIs, data pipelines, command line interfaces, or extract, transform, and load (ETL) services to automatically collect data.(Citation: Mandiant UNC3944 SMS Phishing 2023) \n\nThis functionality could also be built into remote access tools. \n\nThis technique may incorporate use of other techniques such as [File and Directory Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1083) and [Lateral Tool Transfer](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1570) to identify and move files, as well as [Cloud Service Dashboard](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1538) and [Cloud Storage Object Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1619) to identify resources in cloud environments.","references":[{"source_name":"mitre-attack","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1119","external_id":"T1119"},{"source_name":"Mandiant UNC3944 SMS Phishing 2023","description":"Mandiant Intelligence. (2023, September 14). Why Are You Texting Me? UNC3944 Leverages SMS Phishing Campaigns for SIM Swapping, Ransomware, Extortion, and Notoriety. Retrieved January 2, 2024.","url":"https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/unc3944-sms-phishing-sim-swapping-ransomware"}],"platforms":["IaaS","Linux","macOS","Office Suite","SaaS","Windows"],"environments":["cloud","cloud-hosted-endpoint","onprem","saas"],"visibility":"source_mapped","visibility_note":null,"parent":null,"children":[],"telemetry":[{"id":"DC0055","name":"File Access","page":"telemetry/DC0055/","kind":"attack_component","category":"Windows and directory audit","description":"Access to file objects with user, process and access-right context.","collection_focus":"Enable Audit File System plus a narrow SACL on a lab directory; on Linux select path/syscall rules and join associated Audit records.","providers":[{"name":"Windows Security auditing","scope":"Policy-dependent account, object, task and logon records on the host that performs the operation.","source_id":"audit"}],"configuration":["Use a lab-only GPO under Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Security Settings → Advanced Audit Policy Configuration. Enable the specific subcategory named below.","For object-level auditing, configure a narrow system access control list (SACL) on the test object in addition to policy. Do not audit an entire production directory by default.","Forward Security events from the responsible host or controller; retain subject and target identities, object identifiers, result and original XML. Confirm effective policy with auditpol /get /category:*."],"configuration_example":null,"required_fields":["path","access","actor","result"],"example":{"schema":"1200km.telemetry.example.v1","synthetic":true,"timestamp":"2026-09-27T12:00:00Z","telemetry_id":"DC0055","collector":"illustrative-lab-collector","observation":{"path":"C:\\Lab\\demo.txt","access":"read","actor":"LAB\\analyst","result":"success"}},"example_note":"Project-normalized synthetic JSON, not a native provider log, captured event, attack verdict or validated detection. A parser/adapter is required for a real SIEM. Example names, IPs and values are fictional.","limitations":"A policy checkbox alone does not guarantee an event. Host role, SACL, success/failure selection and audit policy precedence matter. Directory changes may arrive as multiple records.","sources":[{"id":"audit","title":"Microsoft advanced security audit policy","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/advanced-security-audit-policy-settings"},{"id":"ad","title":"Microsoft Audit Directory Service Changes","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/audit-directory-service-changes"},{"id":"task","title":"Microsoft scheduled-task creation event 4698","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4698"}],"association":"attack_component","anomaly_design":"Per principal, host and object: unusual access/request rates, new principal-object relationships, and changes outside approved administration windows. Control for service accounts and scheduled directory maintenance."},{"id":"DC0039","name":"File Creation","page":"telemetry/DC0039/","kind":"attack_component","category":"Endpoint activity","description":"Creation or overwrite of a file at an observed path.","collection_focus":"Scope Sysmon FileCreate (11) to the lab directory; retain the process and file path. Differentiate creation/overwrite if the sensor can.","providers":[{"name":"Microsoft Sysmon","scope":"Windows event-based collection; enable the event types needed below.","source_id":"sysmon"},{"name":"Linux Audit","scope":"Linux alternative for supported system-call and file events; different semantics and fields.","source_id":"linux"},{"name":"Apple Endpoint Security clients","scope":"macOS alternative where the subscribed event exists; requires an entitled, approved client, not an iOS collector.","source_id":"apple"}],"configuration":["On a disposable Windows host, review the installed Sysmon schema and current configuration; merge scoped event filters into the existing policy rather than replacing it.","Forward Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational to the lab collector. Preserve event ID, timestamp, computer, process identifiers and the original event.","For Linux or macOS, select the equivalent sensor separately and test its emitted fields; a Windows event ID does not transfer across platforms."],"configuration_example":null,"required_fields":["process_id","path","action","size_bytes"],"example":{"schema":"1200km.telemetry.example.v1","synthetic":true,"timestamp":"2026-09-27T12:00:00Z","telemetry_id":"DC0039","collector":"illustrative-lab-collector","observation":{"process_id":4200,"path":"C:\\Lab\\demo.txt","action":"create","size_bytes":64}},"example_note":"Project-normalized synthetic JSON, not a native provider log, captured event, attack verdict or validated detection. A parser/adapter is required for a real SIEM. Example names, IPs and values are fictional.","limitations":"Event filtering and sensor versions change coverage. High-volume image-load and process-access collection needs tuning; endpoint events alone do not establish intent.","sources":[{"id":"sysmon","title":"Microsoft Sysmon events and configuration","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon"},{"id":"sysmon_config","title":"Microsoft Sysmon configuration files","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/operating-system-security/sysmon/sysmon-configuration-files"},{"id":"linux","title":"Linux Audit rule configuration","url":"https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/auditctl.8.html"},{"id":"apple","title":"Apple Endpoint Security framework for macOS","url":"https://developer.apple.com/documentation/endpointsecurity"},{"id":"process_audit","title":"Microsoft process creation event 4688","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4688"}],"association":"attack_component","anomaly_design":"Per host role and user: rare process/object combinations, bursts of object access or modification, and ordered parent/action sequences. Compare maintenance windows and signed software rollout activity."},{"id":"DC0032","name":"Process Creation","page":"telemetry/DC0032/","kind":"attack_component","category":"Endpoint activity","description":"Creation of a process with executable, command line, parent and security context.","collection_focus":"Collect Sysmon ProcessCreate (1); preserve ProcessGuid and parent identifiers. 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Preserve event ID, timestamp, computer, process identifiers and the original event.","For Linux or macOS, select the equivalent sensor separately and test its emitted fields; a Windows event ID does not transfer across platforms."],"configuration_example":{"label":"Sysmon filter fragment · merge into the reviewed lab configuration","language":"xml","source_id":"sysmon_config","content":"<EventFiltering>\n  <ProcessCreate onmatch=\"include\">\n    <Image condition=\"is\">C:\\Windows\\System32\\whoami.exe</Image>\n  </ProcessCreate>\n</EventFiltering>","note":"This fragment only selects the named process. It is not a complete production policy. Inspect the installed schema with sysmon64 -s; preserve existing rules, then apply the reviewed complete configuration with sysmon64 -c <configuration-file>."},"required_fields":["process_guid","image","parent_image","command_line","user"],"example":{"schema":"1200km.telemetry.example.v1","synthetic":true,"timestamp":"2026-09-27T12:00:00Z","telemetry_id":"DC0032","collector":"illustrative-lab-collector","observation":{"process_guid":"lab-process-001","image":"C:\\Windows\\System32\\whoami.exe","parent_image":"C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe","command_line":"whoami","user":"LAB\\analyst"}},"example_note":"Project-normalized synthetic JSON, not a native provider log, captured event, attack verdict or validated detection. A parser/adapter is required for a real SIEM. Example names, IPs and values are fictional.","limitations":"Event filtering and sensor versions change coverage. High-volume image-load and process-access collection needs tuning; endpoint events alone do not establish intent.","sources":[{"id":"sysmon","title":"Microsoft Sysmon events and configuration","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon"},{"id":"sysmon_config","title":"Microsoft Sysmon configuration files","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/operating-system-security/sysmon/sysmon-configuration-files"},{"id":"linux","title":"Linux Audit rule configuration","url":"https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/auditctl.8.html"},{"id":"apple","title":"Apple Endpoint Security framework for macOS","url":"https://developer.apple.com/documentation/endpointsecurity"},{"id":"process_audit","title":"Microsoft process creation event 4688","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4688"}],"association":"attack_component","anomaly_design":"Per host role and user: rare process/object combinations, bursts of object access or modification, and ordered parent/action sequences. Compare maintenance windows and signed software rollout activity."},{"id":"DC0029","name":"Script Execution","page":"telemetry/DC0029/","kind":"attack_component","category":"Script and command execution","description":"Script content or script execution observations from an interpreter-aware sensor.","collection_focus":"Collect PowerShell 4104 with script-block ID and fragment sequence; instrument other engines separately rather than assigning them the same event ID.","providers":[{"name":"PowerShell Script Block Logging","scope":"Script content via event 4104 when configured; channel depends on PowerShell edition.","source_id":"powershell"},{"name":"Sysmon process events","scope":"Interpreter launch and parent context, not full script content.","source_id":"sysmon"},{"name":"Linux Audit","scope":"execve-family execution context; shell built-ins need additional instrumentation.","source_id":"linux"}],"configuration":["Enable Script Block Logging through the policy/configuration for the installed edition. Forward Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational for Windows PowerShell, or PowerShellCore/Operational for PowerShell 7.","Retain script-block ID and fragment ordering alongside process creation. Protect access to collected script text; secrets may be included.","On Linux, use narrowly scoped Audit execution rules for the lab account and supported architectures, and retain joined SYSCALL/EXECVE/PATH records."],"configuration_example":{"label":"Read recent Windows PowerShell script-block events","language":"powershell","source_id":"powershell","content":"Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{\n  LogName = 'Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational'\n  Id = 4104\n} -MaxEvents 5","note":"Read-only check after Script Block Logging is configured. For PowerShell 7 use its registered PowerShellCore/Operational channel. Missing events are not proof of no execution; check policy, channel and permissions."},"required_fields":["engine","script_block_id","fragment","fragments_total","script_text"],"example":{"schema":"1200km.telemetry.example.v1","synthetic":true,"timestamp":"2026-09-27T12:00:00Z","telemetry_id":"DC0029","collector":"illustrative-lab-collector","observation":{"engine":"PowerShell","script_block_id":"lab-script-1","fragment":1,"fragments_total":1,"script_text":"Write-Output \"LAB_TELEMETRY_CHECK\""}},"example_note":"Project-normalized synthetic JSON, not a native provider log, captured event, attack verdict or validated detection. A parser/adapter is required for a real SIEM. Example names, IPs and values are fictional.","limitations":"Script content and process command lines are different signals. Logging may be partial, fragmented, filtered or disabled; never assume a command line reveals everything executed.","sources":[{"id":"powershell","title":"Microsoft PowerShell logging on Windows","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_logging_windows?view=powershell-7.5"},{"id":"sysmon","title":"Microsoft Sysmon events and configuration","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon"},{"id":"linux","title":"Linux Audit rule configuration","url":"https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/auditctl.8.html"}],"association":"attack_component","anomaly_design":"Per host role and principal: rare interpreters, command argument patterns and parent-child sequences. Normalize scripts carefully; obfuscation, administrative automation and missing command lines change visibility."},{"id":"DC0002","name":"User Account Authentication","page":"telemetry/DC0002/","kind":"attack_component","category":"Identity and SaaS","description":"Authentication attempts and outcomes for a user or workload account.","collection_focus":"Collect successful and failed sign-ins, authentication method, application and conditional-access context; distinguish account validation from session creation.","providers":[{"name":"Microsoft Entra sign-in logs","scope":"Interactive, non-interactive and workload sign-in contexts, subject to tenant features and access.","source_id":"entra"},{"name":"Cloud identity service audit","scope":"Issuer-side credential and administrative events where the service supports them.","source_id":"cloudtrail"},{"name":"Application audit instrumentation","scope":"Application-side use of identities and sessions; design fields without raw tokens.","source_id":"otel"}],"configuration":["Enable/export the required identity sign-in and audit categories from the lab tenant to a protected destination. Document license, role and retention requirements.","Correlate issuance or administrative changes with later sign-ins using non-secret credential IDs, application IDs, user IDs and correlation IDs.","Exclude passwords, bearer tokens, cookies and private keys. Record success, failure, authentication context and application result separately."],"configuration_example":null,"required_fields":["account","application","result","reason","source_ip"],"example":{"schema":"1200km.telemetry.example.v1","synthetic":true,"timestamp":"2026-09-27T12:00:00Z","telemetry_id":"DC0002","collector":"illustrative-lab-collector","observation":{"account":"analyst@example.test","application":"lab-portal","result":"failure","reason":"invalid_credential","source_ip":"192.0.2.10"}},"example_note":"Project-normalized synthetic JSON, not a native provider log, captured event, attack verdict or validated detection. A parser/adapter is required for a real SIEM. Example names, IPs and values are fictional.","limitations":"A token creation record is not evidence of token use; a sign-in is not a complete record of every resource access. Some provider-side data is unavailable to the customer.","sources":[{"id":"entra","title":"Microsoft Entra sign-in logs","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/monitoring-health/concept-sign-ins"},{"id":"cloudtrail","title":"AWS CloudTrail event categories","url":"https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/cloudtrail-events.html"},{"id":"otel","title":"OpenTelemetry log data model","url":"https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/logs/data-model/"}],"association":"attack_component","anomaly_design":"Per identity and application: first-seen clients/resources, changes in authentication failures and session patterns, and unusual permission changes. 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Retrieved February 6, 2023.","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20230610050742/https://pan-unit42.github.io/playbook_viewer/?pb=evasive-serpens"}]},{"id":"G0053","name":"FIN5","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0053","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[FIN5](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0053) scans processes on all victim systems in the environment and uses automated scripts to pull back the results.(Citation: Mandiant FIN5 GrrCON Oct 2016)","relationship_id":"relationship--55ffbd77-ec97-4dca-9399-b9e4b62fbbf8","references":[{"source_name":"Mandiant FIN5 GrrCON Oct 2016","description":"Bromiley, M. and Lewis, P. (2016, October 7). Attacking the Hospitality and Gaming Industries: Tracking an Attacker Around the World in 7 Years. Retrieved October 6, 2017.","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fevGZs0EQu8"}]},{"id":"G0081","name":"Tropic Trooper","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0081","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[Tropic Trooper](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0081) has collected information automatically using the adversary's [USBferry](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0452) attack.(Citation: TrendMicro Tropic Trooper May 2020)\t","relationship_id":"relationship--b3dd4e4e-0bb8-4487-8336-b5d9024045eb","references":[{"source_name":"TrendMicro Tropic Trooper May 2020","description":"Chen, J.. (2020, May 12). Tropic Trooper’s Back: USBferry Attack Targets Air gapped Environments. Retrieved May 20, 2020.","url":"https://documents.trendmicro.com/assets/Tech-Brief-Tropic-Trooper-s-Back-USBferry-Attack-Targets-Air-gapped-Environments.pdf"}]},{"id":"G0114","name":"Chimera","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0114","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[Chimera](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0114) has used custom DLLs for continuous retrieval of data from memory.(Citation: NCC Group Chimera January 2021)","relationship_id":"relationship--b61e25f5-89cd-4c64-90e6-15b8b21a3a10","references":[{"source_name":"NCC Group Chimera January 2021","description":"Jansen, W . (2021, January 12). Abusing cloud services to fly under the radar. Retrieved September 12, 2024.","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20230218064220/https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/01/12/abusing-cloud-services-to-fly-under-the-radar/"}]},{"id":"G0121","name":"Sidewinder","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0121","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[Sidewinder](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0121) has used tools to automatically collect system and network configuration information.(Citation: ATT Sidewinder January 2021)","relationship_id":"relationship--b5766b7d-0a7d-4bbc-8a44-211825de80db","references":[{"source_name":"ATT Sidewinder January 2021","description":"Hegel, T. (2021, January 13). A Global Perspective of the SideWinder APT. Retrieved January 27, 2021.","url":"https://cdn-cybersecurity.att.com/docs/global-perspective-of-the-sidewinder-apt.pdf"}]},{"id":"G0125","name":"HAFNIUM","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0125","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[HAFNIUM](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0125) has used MSGraph to exfiltrate data from email, OneDrive, and SharePoint.(Citation: Microsoft Silk Typhoon MAR 2025)","relationship_id":"relationship--5e1a2fcd-bb4e-43b2-8f42-33fb5bf80b21","references":[{"source_name":"Microsoft Silk Typhoon MAR 2025","description":"Microsoft Threat Intelligence . (2025, March 5). Silk Typhoon targeting IT supply chain. Retrieved March 20, 2025.","url":"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/05/silk-typhoon-targeting-it-supply-chain/"}]},{"id":"G0129","name":"Mustang Panda","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0129","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[Mustang Panda](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0129) used custom batch scripts to collect files automatically from a targeted system.(Citation: Secureworks BRONZE PRESIDENT December 2019)","relationship_id":"relationship--c51dce73-f92b-4eaa-b00b-4466f3e3ae09","references":[{"source_name":"Secureworks BRONZE PRESIDENT December 2019","description":"Counter Threat Unit Research Team. (2019, December 29). BRONZE PRESIDENT Targets NGOs. Retrieved April 13, 2021.","url":"https://www.secureworks.com/research/bronze-president-targets-ngos"}]},{"id":"G0142","name":"Confucius","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0142","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[Confucius](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0142) has used a file stealer to steal documents and images with the following extensions: txt, pdf, png, jpg, doc, xls, xlm, odp, ods, odt, rtf, ppt, xlsx, xlsm, docx, pptx, and jpeg.(Citation: TrendMicro Confucius APT Aug 2021)","relationship_id":"relationship--985bb7ab-6853-4906-98a0-1945e4504ee8","references":[{"source_name":"TrendMicro Confucius APT Aug 2021","description":"Lunghi, D. (2021, August 17). Confucius Uses Pegasus Spyware-related Lures to Target Pakistani Military. Retrieved December 26, 2021.","url":"https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/21/h/confucius-uses-pegasus-spyware-related-lures-to-target-pakistani.html"}]},{"id":"G1003","name":"Ember Bear","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1003","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[Ember Bear](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1003) engages in mass collection from compromised systems during intrusions.(Citation: Cadet Blizzard emerges as novel threat actor)","relationship_id":"relationship--3b7d8e64-9f14-486a-aae3-170834dac98c","references":[{"source_name":"Cadet Blizzard emerges as novel threat actor","description":"Microsoft Threat Intelligence. (2023, June 14). Cadet Blizzard emerges as a novel and distinct Russian threat actor. Retrieved July 10, 2023.","url":"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/06/14/cadet-blizzard-emerges-as-a-novel-and-distinct-russian-threat-actor/"}]},{"id":"G1030","name":"Agrius","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1030","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[Agrius](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1030) used a custom tool, <code>sql.net4.exe</code>, to query SQL databases and then identify and extract personally identifiable information.(Citation: Unit42 Agrius 2023)","relationship_id":"relationship--6c83315d-c8b5-4ab8-b345-3c79b11d690a","references":[{"source_name":"Unit42 Agrius 2023","description":"Or Chechik, Tom Fakterman, Daniel Frank & Assaf Dahan. (2023, November 6). Agonizing Serpens (Aka Agrius) Targeting the Israeli Higher Education and Tech Sectors. Retrieved May 22, 2024.","url":"https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/agonizing-serpens-targets-israeli-tech-higher-ed-sectors/"}]},{"id":"G1035","name":"Winter Vivern","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1035","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[Winter Vivern](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1035) delivered a PowerShell script capable of recursively scanning victim machines looking for various file types before exfiltrating identified files via HTTP.(Citation: CERT-UA WinterVivern 2023)","relationship_id":"relationship--954a1ee1-454a-4d1a-b922-620f755887b3","references":[{"source_name":"CERT-UA WinterVivern 2023","description":"CERT-UA. (2023, February 1). UAC-0114 aka Winter Vivern to target Ukrainian and Polish GOV entities (CERT-UA#5909). Retrieved July 29, 2024.","url":"https://cert.gov.ua/article/3761104"}]},{"id":"G1039","name":"RedCurl","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1039","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[RedCurl](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1039) has used batch scripts to collect data.(Citation: group-ib_redcurl1)(Citation: group-ib_redcurl2)","relationship_id":"relationship--42430a20-2bc2-4078-9da6-9c065cbf5224","references":[{"source_name":"group-ib_redcurl1","description":"Group-IB. (2020, August). RedCurl: The Pentest You Didn’t Know About. Retrieved August 9, 2024.","url":"https://www.group-ib.com/resources/research-hub/red-curl/"},{"source_name":"group-ib_redcurl2","description":"Group-IB. (2021, November). RedCurl: The Awakening. Retrieved August 14, 2024.","url":"https://www.group-ib.com/resources/research-hub/red-curl-2/"}]},{"id":"G1055","name":"VOID MANTICORE","url":"https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1055","kind":"intrusion-set","description":"[VOID MANTICORE](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1055) conducted large-scale data exfiltration in the Stryker operation, consistent with automated or scripted collection against enterprise systems.(Citation: Domain Tools Handala Hack Karma Homeland Justice MOIS April 2026)","relationship_id":"relationship--0b566985-7ec1-43f0-b511-bad72e0cedb6","references":[{"source_name":"Domain Tools Handala Hack Karma Homeland Justice MOIS April 2026","description":"DomainTools Investigations. (2026, April 6). Handala: MOIS Linked Cyber Influence Ecosystem Threat Intelligence Assessment. 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Strong passwords should be used on certain encrypted documents that use them to prevent offline cracking through [Brute Force](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110) techniques.","relationship_id":"relationship--967c7069-6bb3-4f10-ba6b-5befdabe6c97","references":[]}],"candidates":[{"id":"634bd9b9-dc83-4229-b19f-7f83ba9ad313","name":"Automated Collection PowerShell","platforms":["windows"],"method":"automated","executor":"powershell","elevation_required":false,"dependency_count":0,"cleanup_defined":true,"review_status":"not_individually_reviewed","source_url":"https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/388942adbd9641f4dfdcf079d7efe9a75ec0ac43/atomics/T1119/T1119.yaml","description":"Automated Collection. 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