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ATT&CK techniqueReconnaissance

T1592.002 Software

ReconnaissanceEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1592.002 (Software) appears in 68 tracked threats, first reported 2026-03-18 and most recently 2026-09-27, with linked actors including Hacktron AI, ShinyHunters; it most often appears alongside T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application).

Tracked threats
6838 critical, 14 high, 12 medium
First seen
2026-03-18
Last seen
2026-09-27
Threat actors
2In the threats using it
Detection rules
74Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1592.002 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 27 reports, and 68 of the 68 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-09.

How adversaries use it

T1592.002 Software is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Reconnaissance tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1592 Gather Victim Host Information. Threadlinqs maps 68 of 2623 tracked threats (2.6%) to it; by severity that is 38 critical, 14 high, 12 medium.

Threats that use T1592.002 most often also use T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application (54 threats), T1595.002 Vulnerability Scanning (50 threats), T1588.006 Vulnerabilities (39 threats), T1588.005 Exploits (34 threats), T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (29 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.

2 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1592.002; the most frequent are Hacktron AI (1), ShinyHunters (1).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1592.002.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1592.002, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • Internet Scan — Response Content

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

The 30 most recent of 68 tracked threats that use T1592.002.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 74 detection rules mapped to T1592.002 (SPL 24, KQL 22, Sigma 28). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

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

Parent technique

T1592 Gather Victim Host Information — 153 tracked threats at the technique level.