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ATT&CK techniqueResource Development

T1583.008 Malvertising

Resource DevelopmentEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1583.008 (Malvertising) appears in 35 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-06 and most recently 2026-10-04, with linked actors including Storm-2755, APT38, DriveSurge; it most often appears alongside T1583.001 (Domains).

Tracked threats
353 critical, 29 high, 3 medium
First seen
2026-02-06
Last seen
2026-10-04
Threat actors
13In the threats using it
Detection rules
52Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1583.008 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-08 with 11 reports, and 35 of the 35 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-10.

How adversaries use it

T1583.008 Malvertising is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Resource Development tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1583 Acquire Infrastructure. Threadlinqs maps 35 of 2623 tracked threats (1.3%) to it; by severity that is 3 critical, 29 high, 3 medium.

Threats that use T1583.008 most often also use T1583.001 Domains (20 threats), T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information (19 threats), T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (18 threats), T1071.001 Web Protocols (18 threats), T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (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.

13 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1583.008; the most frequent are Storm-2755 (2), APT38 (1), DriveSurge (1), Ghost Stadium (1), INC Ransom (1).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1583.008.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1583.008, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • Internet Scan — Response Content

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

The 30 most recent of 35 tracked threats that use T1583.008.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 52 detection rules mapped to T1583.008 (SPL 16, KQL 17, Sigma 19). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

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

Parent technique

T1583 Acquire Infrastructure — 611 tracked threats at the technique level.