T1114 - Email Collection

Tactics:
Collection
Platforms:
Windows macOS Linux Office Suite
Detection:
Not specified
Description:
Adversaries may target user email to collect sensitive information. Emails may contain sensitive data, including trade secrets or personal information, that can prove valuable to adversaries. Emails may also contain details of ongoing incident response operations, which may allow adversaries to adjust their techniques in order to maintain persistence or evade defenses.(Citation: TrustedSec OOB Communications)(Citation: CISA AA20-352A 2021) Adversaries can collect or forward email from mail servers or clients.
Sub-techniques (3)
ID ATT&CK Actions
T1114.001 Local Email Collection
T1114.002 Remote Email Collection
T1114.003 Email Forwarding Rule
Metadata
MITRE ID: T1114
STIX ID: attack-pattern--1608f3e1-598a-...
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Office Suite
Created: 13/01/2026 17:48
Updated: 06/03/2026 16:00