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T1596.005 Scan Databases

ReconnaissanceEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1596.005 (Scan Databases) appears in 26 tracked threats, first reported 2026-04-15 and most recently 2026-09-11, with linked actors including UNC6240, SNOWLIGHT, ShinyHunters; it most often appears alongside T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application).

Tracked threats
2614 critical, 8 high, 2 medium
First seen
2026-04-15
Last seen
2026-09-11
Threat actors
3In the threats using it
Detection rules
24Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1596.005 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 11 reports, and 26 of the 26 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-09.

How adversaries use it

T1596.005 Scan Databases is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Reconnaissance tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1596 Search Open Technical Databases. Threadlinqs maps 26 of 2623 tracked threats (1%) to it; by severity that is 14 critical, 8 high, 2 medium.

Threats that use T1596.005 most often also use T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application (18 threats), T1595.002 Vulnerability Scanning (13 threats), T1588.002 Tool (12 threats), T1588.006 Vulnerabilities (12 threats), T1005 Data from Local System (11 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.

3 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1596.005; the most frequent are UNC6240 (2), SNOWLIGHT (1), ShinyHunters (1).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1596.005.

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

26 tracked threats use T1596.005.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 24 detection rules mapped to T1596.005 (SPL 9, KQL 7, Sigma 8). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

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

Parent technique

T1596 Search Open Technical Databases — 95 tracked threats at the technique level.