Adversaries may search freely available websites and/or domains for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Information about victims may be available in various online sites, such as social media, new sites, or those hosting information about business operations such as hiring or requested/rewarded contracts.(Citation: Cyware Social Media)(Citation: SecurityTrails Google Hacking)(Citation: ExploitDB GoogleHacking)

Adversaries may search in different online sites depending on what information they seek to gather. Information from these sources may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Phishing for Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598) or [Search Open Technical Databases](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1596)), establishing operational resources (ex: [Establish Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1585) or [Compromise Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1586)), and/or initial access (ex: [External Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) or [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566)).
Search Open Websites/Domains
source_name: mitre-attack  url: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593  external_id: T1593     source_name: SecurityTrails Google Hacking  description: Borges, E. (2019, March 5). Exploring Google Hacking Techniques. Retrieved October 20, 2020.  url: https://securitytrails.com/blog/google-hacking-techniques     source_name: Cyware Social Media  description: Cyware Hacker News. (2019, October 2). How Hackers Exploit Social Media To Break Into Your Company. Retrieved October 20, 2020.  url: https://cyware.com/news/how-hackers-exploit-social-media-to-break-into-your-company-88e8da8e     source_name: ExploitDB GoogleHacking  description: Offensive Security. (n.d.). Google Hacking Database. Retrieved October 23, 2020.  url: https://www.exploit-db.com/google-hacking-database     