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T1568.002 Domain Generation Algorithms

Command and ControlEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1568.002 (Domain Generation Algorithms) appears in 27 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-05 and most recently 2026-09-21, with linked actors including APT38, Sapphire Sleet, Stardust Chollima; it most often appears alongside T1071.001 (Web Protocols).

Tracked threats
278 critical, 17 high, 2 medium
First seen
2026-02-05
Last seen
2026-09-21
Threat actors
16In the threats using it
Detection rules
74Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1568.002 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-04 with 7 reports, and 27 of the 27 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-09.

How adversaries use it

T1568.002 Domain Generation Algorithms is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Command and Control tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1568 Dynamic Resolution. Threadlinqs maps 27 of 2623 tracked threats (1%) to it; by severity that is 8 critical, 17 high, 2 medium.

Threats that use T1568.002 most often also use T1071.001 Web Protocols (23 threats), T1082 System Information Discovery (19 threats), T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (18 threats), T1204.002 Malicious File (17 threats), T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (16 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.

16 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1568.002; the most frequent are APT38 (3), Sapphire Sleet (3), Stardust Chollima (3), Woodgnat (2), Akira (1).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 2 mitigations for T1568.002.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1568.002, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • Network Traffic — Network Traffic Flow

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

27 tracked threats use T1568.002.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 74 detection rules mapped to T1568.002 (SPL 27, KQL 23, Sigma 24). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

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

Parent technique

T1568 Dynamic Resolution — 80 tracked threats at the technique level.