T1583.001sub-technique of T1583 Acquire Infrastructure

Domains

PREnothing on this site yetT1583.001 on attack.mitre.org

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, Drive-by Compromise, and Command and Control.
MITRE ATT&CK 19.2, retrieved 2026-09-12

how MITRE says to see it

Detection of Domains

Monitor logged domain name system (DNS) data for purchased domains that can be used during targeting. Reputation/category-based detection may be difficult until the categorization is updated.

what reduces it

M1056 Pre-compromise. Organizations may intentionally register similar domains to their own to deter adversaries from creating typosquatting domains. Other facets of 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.

the rest of T1583

T1583.002 DNS Server · not covered yet
T1583.003 Virtual Private Server · not covered yet
T1583.004 Server · not covered yet
T1583.005 Botnet · not covered yet
T1583.006 Web Services · not covered yet
T1583.007 Serverless · not covered yet
T1583.008 Malvertising · not covered yet

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