MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Description
Adversaries may gather the victim's physical location(s) that can be used during targeting. Information about physical locations of a target organization may include a variety of details, including where key resources and infrastructure are housed. Physical locations may also indicate what legal jurisdiction and/or authorities the victim operates within. Adversaries may gather this information in various ways, such as direct elicitation via [Phishing for Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598). Physical locations of a target organization may also be exposed to adversaries via online or other accessible data sets (ex: [Search Victim-Owned Websites](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1594) or [Social Media](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593/001)).(Citation: ThreatPost Broadvoice Leak)(Citation: SEC EDGAR Search) Gathering this information may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Phishing for Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598) or [Search Open Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593)), establishing operational resources (ex: [Develop Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1587) or [Obtain Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1588)), and/or initial access (ex: [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566) or [Hardware Additions](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1200)).
Supported Platforms
Created
April 29, 2026
Last Updated
April 29, 2026
STIX Data
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'description': "Adversaries may gather the victim's physical location(s) that "
'can be used during targeting. Information about physical '
'locations of a target organization may include a variety of '
'details, including where key resources and infrastructure are '
'housed. Physical locations may also indicate what legal '
'jurisdiction and/or authorities the victim operates within.\n'
'\n'
'Adversaries may gather this information in various ways, such '
'as direct elicitation via [Phishing for '
'Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598). '
'Physical locations of a target organization may also be '
'exposed to adversaries via online or other accessible data '
'sets (ex: [Search Victim-Owned '
'Websites](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1594) or '
'[Social '
'Media](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593/001)).(Citation: '
'ThreatPost Broadvoice Leak)(Citation: SEC EDGAR Search) '
'Gathering this information may reveal opportunities for other '
'forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Phishing for '
'Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598) or '
'[Search Open '
'Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593)), '
'establishing operational resources (ex: [Develop '
'Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1587) or '
'[Obtain '
'Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1588)), '
'and/or initial access (ex: '
'[Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566) or '
'[Hardware '
'Additions](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1200)).',
'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1591.001',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1591/001'},
{'description': 'Seals, T. (2020, October 15). '
'Broadvoice Leak Exposes 350M '
'Records, Personal Voicemail '
'Transcripts. Retrieved October 20, '
'2020.',
'source_name': 'ThreatPost Broadvoice Leak',
'url': 'https://threatpost.com/broadvoice-leaks-350m-records-voicemail-transcripts/160158/'},
{'description': 'U.S. SEC. (n.d.). EDGAR - Search and '
'Access. Retrieved November 17, 2024.',
'source_name': 'SEC EDGAR Search',
'url': 'https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/'}],
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'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
'phase_name': 'reconnaissance'}],
'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:34.503Z',
'name': 'Determine Physical Locations',
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'revoked': False,
'spec_version': '2.1',
'type': 'attack-pattern',
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'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
'x_mitre_detection': '',
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'x_mitre_platforms': ['PRE'],
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