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ATT&CK techniqueResource Development

T1585.001 Social Media Accounts

Resource DevelopmentEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1585.001 (Social Media Accounts) appears in 87 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-03 and most recently 2026-10-04, with linked actors including WageMole, APT38, Lazarus Group; it most often appears alongside T1204.002 (Malicious File).

Tracked threats
874 critical, 63 high, 18 medium, 2 low
First seen
2026-02-03
Last seen
2026-10-04
Threat actors
34In the threats using it
Detection rules
50Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1585.001 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 38 reports, and 87 of the 87 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-10.

How adversaries use it

T1585.001 Social Media Accounts is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Resource Development tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1585 Establish Accounts. Threadlinqs maps 87 of 2623 tracked threats (3.3%) to it; by severity that is 4 critical, 63 high, 18 medium, 2 low.

Threats that use T1585.001 most often also use T1204.002 Malicious File (53 threats), T1071.001 Web Protocols (51 threats), T1005 Data from Local System (46 threats), T1583.001 Domains (46 threats), T1566.002 Spearphishing Link (42 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.

34 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1585.001; the most frequent are WageMole (7), APT38 (6), Lazarus Group (6), Andariel (5), Contagious Interview (5).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1585.001.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1585.001, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • Network Traffic — Network Traffic Content
  • Persona — Social Media

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

The 30 most recent of 87 tracked threats that use T1585.001.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 50 detection rules mapped to T1585.001 (SPL 13, KQL 14, Sigma 23). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

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

Parent technique

T1585 Establish Accounts — 250 tracked threats at the technique level.