T1591.001sub-technique of T1591 Gather Victim Org Information

Determine Physical Locations

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Adversaries may gather the victim's physical location(s) that can be used during targeting. Information about physical locations of a target organization may include a variety of details, including where key resources and infrastructure are housed. Physical locations may also indicate what legal jurisdiction and/or authorities the victim operates within.
MITRE ATT&CK 19.2, retrieved 2026-09-12

how MITRE says to see it

Detection of Determine Physical Locations

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.

what reduces it

M1056 Pre-compromise. 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.

the rest of T1591

T1591.002 Business Relationships · not covered yet
T1591.003 Identify Business Tempo · not covered yet
T1591.004 Identify Roles · not covered yet

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