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ATT&CK techniqueReconnaissance

T1590.005 IP Addresses

ReconnaissanceEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-16, T1590.005 (IP Addresses) appears in 10 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-25 and most recently 2026-10-16; it most often appears alongside T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application).

Tracked threats
102 critical, 5 high, 3 medium
First seen
2026-02-25
Last seen
2026-10-16
Threat actors
—None attributed yet
Detection rules
18Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1590.005 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-06 with 2 reports, and 10 of the 10 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-10.

How adversaries use it

T1590.005 IP Addresses is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Reconnaissance tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1590 Gather Victim Network Information. Threadlinqs maps 10 of 2961 tracked threats (0.3%) to it; by severity that is 2 critical, 5 high, 3 medium.

Threats that use T1590.005 most often also use T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application (7 threats), T1046 Network Service Discovery (6 threats), T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation (6 threats), T1595.002 Vulnerability Scanning (6 threats), T1592.002 Software (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.

Tracked threats

10 tracked threats use T1590.005.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 18 detection rules mapped to T1590.005 (SPL 4, KQL 7, Sigma 7). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

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

Parent technique

T1590 Gather Victim Network Information — 100 tracked threats at the technique level.