Technique

Lateral discovery of related websites

technique:lateral_discovery_of_related_websites Also: spider-web discovery

Following shared website indicators to identify additional covert communication sites.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
incoming USES Iranian intelligence Explicit 75

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Iranian intelligence USES Lateral discovery of related websites

Iranian officials followed structural indicators from one website to discover other related covert communications websites.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Zach Dorfman EP 75 Details

“once you pull that thread and you say well, this website has certain indicators, they were able to then find other websites with other indicators”