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T1195.001 Compromise Software Dependencies and Development Tools

Initial AccessEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1195.001 (Compromise Software Dependencies and Development Tools) appears in 90 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-16 and most recently 2026-10-03, with linked actors including TeamPCP, APT38, Sapphire Sleet; it most often appears alongside T1071.001 (Web Protocols).

Tracked threats
9029 critical, 49 high, 9 medium
First seen
2026-02-16
Last seen
2026-10-03
Threat actors
39In the threats using it
Detection rules
334Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1195.001 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 21 reports, and 90 of the 90 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-10.

How adversaries use it

T1195.001 Compromise Software Dependencies and Development Tools is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Initial Access tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1195 Supply Chain Compromise. Threadlinqs maps 90 of 2623 tracked threats (3.4%) to it; by severity that is 29 critical, 49 high, 9 medium.

Threats that use T1195.001 most often also use T1071.001 Web Protocols (62 threats), T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information (56 threats), T1059.007 JavaScript (56 threats), T1552.001 Credentials In Files (51 threats), T1005 Data from Local System (50 threats). These are the techniques an intrusion set tends to chain with it, so they are the natural next places to look when it is observed.

39 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1195.001; the most frequent are TeamPCP (14), APT38 (10), Sapphire Sleet (10), Stardust Chollima (10), UNC1069 (8).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 4 mitigations for T1195.001.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1195.001, per MITRE ATT&CK.

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Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

The 30 most recent of 90 tracked threats that use T1195.001.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 334 detection rules mapped to T1195.001 (SPL 125, KQL 106, Sigma 102, other 1). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

334 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma) · Blue and above. Compare plans

Parent technique

T1195 Supply Chain Compromise — 333 tracked threats at the technique level.