{'created': '2020-02-10T20:43:10.239Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may match or approximate the name or location of '
                'legitimate files, Registry keys, or other resources when '
                'naming/placing them. This is done for the sake of evading '
                'defenses and observation. \n'
                '\n'
                'This may be done by placing an executable in a commonly '
                'trusted directory (ex: under System32) or giving it the name '
                'of a legitimate, trusted program (ex: `svchost.exe`). '
                'Alternatively, a Windows Registry key may be given a close '
                'approximation to a key used by a legitimate program. In '
                'containerized environments, a threat actor may create a '
                'resource in a trusted namespace or one that matches the '
                'naming convention of a container pod or cluster.(Citation: '
                'Aquasec Kubernetes Backdoor 2023)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1036.005',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/005'},
                         {'description': 'Carr, N.. (2018, October 25). Nick '
                                         'Carr Status Update Masquerading. '
                                         'Retrieved September 12, 2024.',
                          'source_name': 'Twitter ItsReallyNick Masquerading '
                                         'Update',
                          'url': 'https://x.com/ItsReallyNick/status/1055321652777619457'},
                         {'description': 'Docker. (n.d.). Docker Images. '
                                         'Retrieved April 6, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'Docker Images',
                          'url': 'https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/images/'},
                         {'description': 'Ewing, P. (2016, October 31). How to '
                                         'Hunt: The Masquerade Ball. Retrieved '
                                         'October 31, 2016.',
                          'source_name': 'Elastic Masquerade Ball',
                          'url': 'https://www.elastic.co/blog/how-hunt-masquerade-ball'},
                         {'description': 'Michael Katchinskiy and Assaf Morag. '
                                         '(2023, April 21). First-Ever Attack '
                                         'Leveraging Kubernetes RBAC to '
                                         'Backdoor Clusters. Retrieved March '
                                         '24, 2025.',
                          'source_name': 'Aquasec Kubernetes Backdoor 2023',
                          'url': 'https://www.aquasec.com/blog/leveraging-kubernetes-rbac-to-backdoor-clusters/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'defense-evasion'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:28.950Z',
 'name': 'Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_contributors': ['Yossi Weizman, Azure Defender Research Team',
                          'Vishwas Manral, McAfee'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': True,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Containers', 'ESXi', 'Linux', 'macOS', 'Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '2.0'}

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