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T1114: T1114

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 31/05/2017 23:31 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:08

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1114
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
31/05/2017 23:31
Modified
27/03/2026 01:08
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Aliases

Email Collection

Platforms

windows macos linux Office Suite

Description

Adversaries may target user email to collect sensitive information. Emails may contain sensitive data, including trade secrets or personal information, that can prove valuable to adversaries. Emails may also contain details of ongoing incident response operations, which may allow adversaries to adjust their techniques in order to maintain persistence or evade defenses.(Citation: TrustedSec OOB Communications)(Citation: CISA AA20-352A 2021) Adversaries can collect or forward email from mail servers or clients.

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-attack collection

Marking (TLP)

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External references

Related entities

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