TA0042 · RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Email Accounts
Adversaries may create email accounts that can be used during targeting. Adversaries can use accounts created with email providers to further their operations, such as leveraging them to conduct Phishing for Information or Phishing.
Detect it with
Much of this activity will take place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection of this behavior difficult. Detection efforts may be focused on related stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Initial Access (ex: Phishing).
Why it matters on shift
Email Accounts is one of the concrete ways adversaries achieve resource development. Recognising it in telemetry lets you name the technique in your ticket and pivot to what came before and after.
What to look for next
After resource development, the next tactic is usually Initial Access. Search your telemetry for the transition before closing the ticket.
Kill-chain context