{'created': '2020-10-02T17:05:43.562Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may purchase technical information about victims '
                'that can be used during targeting. Information about victims '
                'may be available for purchase within reputable private '
                'sources and databases, such as paid subscriptions to feeds of '
                'scan databases or other data aggregation services. '
                'Adversaries may also purchase information from less-reputable '
                'sources such as dark web or cybercrime blackmarkets.\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may purchase information about their already '
                'identified targets, or use purchased data to discover '
                'opportunities for successful breaches. Threat actors may '
                'gather various technical details from purchased data, '
                'including but not limited to employee contact information, '
                'credentials, or specifics regarding a victim’s '
                'infrastructure.(Citation: ZDNET Selling Data) Information '
                'from these sources may reveal opportunities for other forms '
                'of reconnaissance (ex: [Phishing for '
                'Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598) or '
                '[Search Open '
                'Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593)), '
                'establishing operational resources (ex: [Develop '
                'Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1587) or '
                '[Obtain '
                'Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1588)), '
                'and/or initial access (ex: [External Remote '
                'Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) or '
                '[Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078)).',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1597.002',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1597/002'},
                         {'description': 'Cimpanu, C. (2020, May 9). A hacker '
                                         'group is selling more than 73 '
                                         'million user records on the dark '
                                         'web. Retrieved October 20, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'ZDNET Selling Data',
                          'url': 'https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-hacker-group-is-selling-more-than-73-million-user-records-on-the-dark-web/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--0a241b6c-7bb2-48f9-98f7-128145b4d27f',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'reconnaissance'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:22.109Z',
 'name': 'Purchase Technical Data',
 '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': '1.0'}