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ATT&CK techniqueResource Development

T1588.002 Tool

Resource DevelopmentEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1588.002 (Tool) appears in 153 tracked threats, first reported 2026-01-27 and most recently 2026-10-03, with linked actors including ShinyHunters, APT38, MuddyWater; it most often appears alongside T1071.001 (Web Protocols).

Tracked threats
15356 critical, 78 high, 12 medium
First seen
2026-01-27
Last seen
2026-10-03
Threat actors
65In the threats using it
Detection rules
113Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1588.002 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 48 reports, and 153 of the 153 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-10.

How adversaries use it

T1588.002 Tool is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Resource Development tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1588 Obtain Capabilities. Threadlinqs maps 153 of 2623 tracked threats (5.8%) to it; by severity that is 56 critical, 78 high, 12 medium.

Threats that use T1588.002 most often also use T1071.001 Web Protocols (67 threats), T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application (67 threats), T1005 Data from Local System (64 threats), T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (55 threats), T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information (54 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.

65 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1588.002; the most frequent are ShinyHunters (4), APT38 (3), MuddyWater (3), Scattered Spider (3), TeamPCP (3).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1588.002.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1588.002, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • Malware Repository — Malware Metadata

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

The 30 most recent of 153 tracked threats that use T1588.002.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 113 detection rules mapped to T1588.002 (SPL 33, KQL 40, Sigma 40). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

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

Parent technique

T1588 Obtain Capabilities — 363 tracked threats at the technique level.