T1069.001

Official Description

Adversaries may attempt to find local system groups and permission settings. The knowledge of local system permission groups can help adversaries determine which groups exist and which users belong to a particular group. Adversaries may use this information to determine which users have elevated permissions, such as the users found within the local administrators group.

Commands such as <code>net localgroup</code> of the [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) utility, <code>dscl . -list /Groups</code> on macOS, and <code>groups</code> on Linux can list local groups.

Tactics: Discovery
Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
Parent Technique: T1069 · Permission Groups Discovery
MITRE Version: 1.2
Last Modified: May 12, 2026

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Reported Context (4)

Operators used whoami /groups to inspect the current user's group memberships. APT36 Deploys Four New Tools in Operation RapidRust
The built-in Get-LocalGroupMember handler enumerates members of a specified local group. Zscaler Details SloppyRAT, a New Malware Linked to Ransomware Attacks
The threat actor ran net localgroup commands to enumerate local groups. Bing SEO Poisoning Led to BumbleBee, AdaptixC2 and Akira Ransomware Intrusions
The actor ran net localgroup during local discovery. DFIR Report Links Intrusion to Tools Used by Three Ransomware Groups

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Industries (2)

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