MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Description
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information. These databases may be hosted on-premises or in the cloud (both in platform-as-a-service and software-as-a-service environments). Examples of databases from which information may be collected include MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Amazon Relational Database Service, Azure SQL Database, Google Firebase, and Snowflake. Databases may include a variety of information of interest to adversaries, such as usernames, hashed passwords, personally identifiable information, and financial data. Data collected from databases may be used for [Lateral Movement](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008), [Command and Control](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0011), or [Exfiltration](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0010). Data exfiltrated from databases may also be used to extort victims or may be sold for profit.(Citation: Google Cloud Threat Intelligence UNC5537 Snowflake 2024)
Supported Platforms
Created
April 29, 2026
Last Updated
April 29, 2026
STIX Data
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'description': 'Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable '
'information. These databases may be hosted on-premises or in '
'the cloud (both in platform-as-a-service and '
'software-as-a-service environments). \n'
'\n'
'Examples of databases from which information may be collected '
'include MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Amazon Relational '
'Database Service, Azure SQL Database, Google Firebase, and '
'Snowflake. Databases may include a variety of information of '
'interest to adversaries, such as usernames, hashed passwords, '
'personally identifiable information, and financial data. Data '
'collected from databases may be used for [Lateral '
'Movement](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008), [Command '
'and Control](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0011), or '
'[Exfiltration](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0010). Data '
'exfiltrated from databases may also be used to extort victims '
'or may be sold for profit.(Citation: Google Cloud Threat '
'Intelligence UNC5537 Snowflake 2024)',
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'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1213/006'},
{'description': 'Mandiant. (2024, June 10). UNC5537 '
'Targets Snowflake Customer Instances '
'for Data Theft and Extortion. '
'Retrieved May 22, 2025.',
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'UNC5537 Snowflake 2024',
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