MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Reconnaissance T1590.005
Description

Adversaries may gather the victim's IP addresses that can be used during targeting. Public IP addresses may be allocated to organizations by block, or a range of sequential addresses. Information about assigned IP addresses may include a variety of details, such as which IP addresses are in use. IP addresses may also enable an adversary to derive other details about a victim, such as organizational size, physical location(s), Internet service provider, and or where/how their publicly-facing infrastructure is hosted. Adversaries may gather this information in various ways, such as direct collection actions via [Active Scanning](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595) or [Phishing for Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598). Information about assigned IP addresses may also be exposed to adversaries via online or other accessible data sets (ex: [Search Open Technical Databases](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1596)).(Citation: WHOIS)(Citation: DNS Dumpster)(Citation: Circl Passive DNS) Gathering this information may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Active Scanning](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595) or [Search Open Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593)), establishing operational resources (ex: [Acquire Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1583) or [Compromise Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1584)), and/or initial access (ex: [External Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133)).

Supported Platforms
PRE
Created

April 29, 2026

Last Updated

April 29, 2026

STIX Data
{'created': '2020-10-02T15:59:11.695Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': "Adversaries may gather the victim's IP addresses that can be "
                'used during targeting. Public IP addresses may be allocated '
                'to organizations by block, or a range of sequential '
                'addresses. Information about assigned IP addresses may '
                'include a variety of details, such as which IP addresses are '
                'in use. IP addresses may also enable an adversary to derive '
                'other details about a victim, such as organizational size, '
                'physical location(s), Internet service provider, and or '
                'where/how their publicly-facing infrastructure is hosted.\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may gather this information in various ways, such '
                'as direct collection actions via [Active '
                'Scanning](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595) or '
                '[Phishing for '
                'Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598). '
                'Information about assigned IP addresses may also be exposed '
                'to adversaries via online or other accessible data sets (ex: '
                '[Search Open Technical '
                'Databases](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1596)).(Citation: '
                'WHOIS)(Citation: DNS Dumpster)(Citation: Circl Passive DNS) '
                'Gathering this information may reveal opportunities for other '
                'forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Active '
                'Scanning](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595) or '
                '[Search Open '
                'Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593)), '
                'establishing operational resources (ex: [Acquire '
                'Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1583) or '
                '[Compromise '
                'Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1584)), '
                'and/or initial access (ex: [External Remote '
                'Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133)).',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1590.005',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1590/005'},
                         {'description': 'CIRCL Computer Incident Response '
                                         'Center. (n.d.). Passive DNS. '
                                         'Retrieved October 20, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Circl Passive DNS',
                          'url': 'https://www.circl.lu/services/passive-dns/'},
                         {'description': 'Hacker Target. (n.d.). DNS Dumpster. '
                                         'Retrieved October 20, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'DNS Dumpster',
                          'url': 'https://dnsdumpster.com/'},
                         {'description': 'NTT America. (n.d.). Whois Lookup. '
                                         'Retrieved November 17, 2024.',
                          'source_name': 'WHOIS',
                          'url': 'https://who.is/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--0dda99f0-4701-48ca-9774-8504922e92d3',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'reconnaissance'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:23.845Z',
 'name': 'IP Addresses',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': True,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['PRE'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.0'}
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