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ATTACK-T1217Active

Browser Information Discovery

Statement

Adversaries may enumerate information about browsers to learn more about compromised environments. Data saved by browsers (such as bookmarks, accounts, and browsing history) may reveal a variety of personal information about users (e.g., banking sites, relationships/interests, social media, etc.) as well as details about internal network resources such as servers, tools/dashboards, or other related infrastructure.(Citation: Kaspersky Autofill)

Browser information may also highlight additional targets after an adversary has access to valid credentials, especially Credentials In Files associated with logins cached by a browser.

Specific storage locations vary based on platform and/or application, but browser information is typically stored in local files and databases (e.g., %APPDATA%/Google/Chrome).(Citation: Chrome Roaming Profiles)

Location

Tactic
Discovery

Technique Details

Identifier
ATTACK-T1217
ATT&CK Page
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Tactics

Discovery

Platforms

LinuxmacOSWindows

Detection

Detection of Local Browser Artifact Access for Reconnaissance

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Discovery43 controls
ATTACK-T1007System Service DiscoveryATTACK-T1010Application Window DiscoveryATTACK-T1012Query RegistryATTACK-T1016System Network Configuration DiscoveryATTACK-T1016.001Internet Connection DiscoveryATTACK-T1016.002Wi-Fi DiscoveryATTACK-T1018Remote System DiscoveryATTACK-T1033System Owner/User DiscoveryATTACK-T1046Network Service DiscoveryATTACK-T1049System Network Connections DiscoveryATTACK-T1057Process DiscoveryATTACK-T1069Permission Groups DiscoveryATTACK-T1069.001Local GroupsATTACK-T1069.002Domain GroupsATTACK-T1069.003Cloud GroupsATTACK-T1082System Information DiscoveryATTACK-T1083File and Directory DiscoveryATTACK-T1087Account DiscoveryATTACK-T1087.001Local AccountATTACK-T1087.002Domain AccountATTACK-T1087.003Email AccountATTACK-T1087.004Cloud AccountATTACK-T1120Peripheral Device DiscoveryATTACK-T1124System Time DiscoveryATTACK-T1135Network Share DiscoveryATTACK-T1201Password Policy DiscoveryATTACK-T1217Browser Information DiscoveryATTACK-T1482Domain Trust DiscoveryATTACK-T1518Software DiscoveryATTACK-T1518.001Security Software DiscoveryATTACK-T1518.002Backup Software DiscoveryATTACK-T1526Cloud Service DiscoveryATTACK-T1538Cloud Service DashboardATTACK-T1580Cloud Infrastructure DiscoveryATTACK-T1613Container and Resource DiscoveryATTACK-T1614System Location DiscoveryATTACK-T1614.001System Language DiscoveryATTACK-T1615Group Policy DiscoveryATTACK-T1619Cloud Storage Object DiscoveryATTACK-T1652Device Driver DiscoveryATTACK-T1654Log EnumerationATTACK-T1673Virtual Machine DiscoveryATTACK-T1680Local Storage Discovery