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ATT&CK techniqueResource Development

T1584.005 Botnet

Resource DevelopmentEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1584.005 (Botnet) appears in 12 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-03 and most recently 2026-09-26, with linked actors including APT28, INC Ransom, INC Ransom - G1032; it most often appears alongside T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application).

Tracked threats
126 critical, 3 high, 3 medium
First seen
2026-02-03
Last seen
2026-09-26
Threat actors
6In the threats using it
Detection rules
9Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1584.005 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-02 with 4 reports, and 12 of the 12 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-09.

How adversaries use it

T1584.005 Botnet is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Resource Development tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1584 Compromise Infrastructure. Threadlinqs maps 12 of 2623 tracked threats (0.5%) to it; by severity that is 6 critical, 3 high, 3 medium.

Threats that use T1584.005 most often also use T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application (10 threats), T1090.003 Multi-hop Proxy (6 threats), T1005 Data from Local System (5 threats), T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information (5 threats), T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (5 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.

6 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1584.005; the most frequent are APT28 (1), INC Ransom (1), INC Ransom - G1032 (1), Lynx (1), Sandworm (1).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1584.005.

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

12 tracked threats use T1584.005.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 9 detection rules mapped to T1584.005 (SPL 3, KQL 3, Sigma 3). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

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

Parent technique

T1584 Compromise Infrastructure — 164 tracked threats at the technique level.