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ATT&CK techniqueResource Development

T1588 Obtain Capabilities

Resource DevelopmentEnterprise

As of 2026-10-05, T1588 (Obtain Capabilities) appears in 363 tracked threats, first reported 2026-01-14 and most recently 2026-09-26, with linked actors including ShinyHunters, MuddyWater, The Com; it most often appears alongside T1059 (Command and Scripting Interpreter).

Tracked threats
363138 critical, 184 high, 34 medium, 2 low
First seen
2026-01-14
Last seen
2026-09-26
Threat actors
122In the threats using it
Detection rules
31Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1588 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 125 reports, and 363 of the 363 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-09.

How adversaries use it

T1588 Obtain Capabilities is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Resource Development tactic in the Enterprise matrix. Threadlinqs maps 363 of 2623 tracked threats (13.8%) to it; by severity that is 138 critical, 184 high, 34 medium, 2 low.

Threats that use T1588 most often also use T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter (236 threats), T1071 Application Layer Protocol (232 threats), T1005 Data from Local System (196 threats), T1583 Acquire Infrastructure (192 threats), T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application (190 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.

122 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1588; the most frequent are ShinyHunters (8), MuddyWater (7), The Com (7), APT28 (6), Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters (6).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1588.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1588, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • Certificate — Certificate Registration
  • Internet Scan — Response Content
  • Malware Repository — Malware Content, Malware Metadata

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

The 30 most recent of 363 tracked threats that use T1588.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 31 detection rules mapped to T1588 (SPL 12, KQL 6, Sigma 13). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

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

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