{'created': '2020-10-01T00:55:17.771Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may compromise third-party Virtual Private '
                'Servers (VPSs) that can be used during targeting. There exist '
                'a variety of cloud service providers that will sell virtual '
                'machines/containers as a service. Adversaries may compromise '
                'VPSs purchased by third-party entities. By compromising a VPS '
                'to use as infrastructure, adversaries can make it difficult '
                'to physically tie back operations to themselves.(Citation: '
                'NSA NCSC Turla OilRig)\n'
                '\n'
                'Compromising a VPS for use in later stages of the adversary '
                'lifecycle, such as Command and Control, can allow adversaries '
                'to benefit from the ubiquity and trust associated with higher '
                'reputation cloud service providers as well as that added by '
                'the compromised third-party.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1584.003',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1584/003'},
                         {'description': 'Koczwara, M. (2021, September 7). '
                                         'Hunting Cobalt Strike C2 with '
                                         'Shodan. Retrieved October 12, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'Koczwara Beacon Hunting Sep 2021',
                          'url': 'https://michaelkoczwara.medium.com/cobalt-strike-c2-hunting-with-shodan-c448d501a6e2'},
                         {'description': 'NSA/NCSC. (2019, October 21). '
                                         'Cybersecurity Advisory: Turla Group '
                                         'Exploits Iranian APT To Expand '
                                         'Coverage Of Victims. Retrieved '
                                         'October 16, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'NSA NCSC Turla OilRig',
                          'url': 'https://media.defense.gov/2019/Oct/18/2002197242/-1/-1/0/NSA_CSA_Turla_20191021%20ver%204%20-%20nsa.gov.pdf'},
                         {'description': 'Stephens, A. (2020, July 13). '
                                         'SCANdalous! (External Detection '
                                         'Using Network Scan Data and '
                                         'Automation). Retrieved November 17, '
                                         '2024.',
                          'source_name': 'Mandiant SCANdalous Jul 2020',
                          'url': 'https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/scandalous-external-detection-using-network-scan-data-and-automation/'},
                         {'description': 'ThreatConnect. (2020, December 15). '
                                         'Infrastructure Research and Hunting: '
                                         'Boiling the Domain Ocean. Retrieved '
                                         'October 12, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'ThreatConnect Infrastructure Dec '
                                         '2020',
                          'url': 'https://threatconnect.com/blog/infrastructure-research-hunting/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--39cc9f64-cf74-4a48-a4d8-fe98c54a02e0',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'resource-development'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:40.055Z',
 'name': 'Virtual Private Server',
 '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_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': ['PRE'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.1'}

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