MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Discovery T1087.002
Description

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of domain accounts. This information can help adversaries determine which domain accounts exist to aid in follow-on behavior such as targeting specific accounts which possess particular privileges. Commands such as <code>net user /domain</code> and <code>net group /domain</code> of the [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) utility, <code>dscacheutil -q group</code> on macOS, and <code>ldapsearch</code> on Linux can list domain users and groups. [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001) cmdlets including <code>Get-ADUser</code> and <code>Get-ADGroupMember</code> may enumerate members of Active Directory groups.(Citation: CrowdStrike StellarParticle January 2022)

Supported Platforms
Linux macOS Windows
Created

April 29, 2026

Last Updated

April 29, 2026

STIX Data
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 'description': 'Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of domain accounts. '
                'This information can help adversaries determine which domain '
                'accounts exist to aid in follow-on behavior such as targeting '
                'specific accounts which possess particular privileges.\n'
                '\n'
                'Commands such as <code>net user /domain</code> and <code>net '
                'group /domain</code> of the '
                '[Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) utility, '
                '<code>dscacheutil -q group</code> on macOS, and '
                '<code>ldapsearch</code> on Linux can list domain users and '
                'groups. '
                '[PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001) '
                'cmdlets including <code>Get-ADUser</code> and '
                '<code>Get-ADGroupMember</code> may enumerate members of '
                'Active Directory groups.(Citation: CrowdStrike '
                'StellarParticle January 2022)  ',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1087.002',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1087/002'},
                         {'description': 'CrowdStrike. (2022, January 27). '
                                         'Early Bird Catches the Wormhole: '
                                         'Observations from the '
                                         'StellarParticle Campaign. Retrieved '
                                         'February 7, 2022.',
                          'source_name': 'CrowdStrike StellarParticle January '
                                         '2022',
                          'url': 'https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/observations-from-the-stellarparticle-campaign/'}],
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                        'phase_name': 'discovery'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:31.050Z',
 'name': 'Domain Account',
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 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
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 'x_mitre_contributors': ['ExtraHop',
                          'Miriam Wiesner, @miriamxyra, Microsoft Security'],
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