{'created': '2019-09-04T14:35:04.617Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may create cloud instances in unused geographic '
                'service regions in order to evade detection. Access is '
                'usually obtained through compromising accounts used to manage '
                'cloud infrastructure.\n'
                '\n'
                'Cloud service providers often provide infrastructure '
                'throughout the world in order to improve performance, provide '
                'redundancy, and allow customers to meet compliance '
                'requirements. Oftentimes, a customer will only use a subset '
                'of the available regions and may not actively monitor other '
                'regions. If an adversary creates resources in an unused '
                'region, they may be able to operate undetected.\n'
                '\n'
                'A variation on this behavior takes advantage of differences '
                'in functionality across cloud regions. An adversary could '
                'utilize regions which do not support advanced detection '
                'services in order to avoid detection of their activity.\n'
                '\n'
                'An example of adversary use of unused AWS regions is to mine '
                'cryptocurrency through [Resource '
                'Hijacking](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1496), which '
                'can cost organizations substantial amounts of money over time '
                'depending on the processing power used.(Citation: CloudSploit '
                '- Unused AWS Regions)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1535',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1535'},
                         {'description': 'CloudSploit. (2019, June 8). The '
                                         'Danger of Unused AWS Regions. '
                                         'Retrieved October 8, 2019.',
                          'source_name': 'CloudSploit - Unused AWS Regions',
                          'url': 'https://medium.com/cloudsploit/the-danger-of-unused-aws-regions-af0bf1b878fc'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--59bd0dec-f8b2-4b9a-9141-37a1e6899761',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'defense-evasion'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:49.853Z',
 'name': 'Unused/Unsupported Cloud Regions',
 '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': ['Netskope'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': False,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['IaaS'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.1'}