{'created': '2022-08-09T13:01:43.314Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may search public code repositories for '
                'information about victims that can be used during targeting. '
                'Victims may store code in repositories on various third-party '
                'websites such as GitHub, GitLab, SourceForge, and BitBucket. '
                'Users typically interact with code repositories through a web '
                'application or command-line utilities such as git.  \n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may search various public code repositories for '
                'various information about a victim. Public code repositories '
                'can often be a source of various general information about '
                'victims, such as commonly used programming languages and '
                'libraries as well as the names of employees. Adversaries may '
                'also identify more sensitive data, including accidentally '
                'leaked credentials or API keys.(Citation: GitHub Cloud '
                'Service Credentials) Information from these sources may '
                'reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: '
                '[Phishing for '
                'Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598)), '
                'establishing operational resources (ex: [Compromise '
                'Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1586) or '
                '[Compromise '
                'Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1584)), '
                'and/or initial access (ex: [Valid '
                'Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) or '
                '[Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566)). \n'
                '\n'
                '**Note:** This is distinct from [Code '
                'Repositories](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1213/003), '
                'which focuses on '
                '[Collection](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0009) from '
                'private and internally hosted code repositories. ',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1593.003',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593/003'},
                         {'description': 'Runa A. Sandvik. (2014, January 14). '
                                         'Attackers Scrape GitHub For Cloud '
                                         'Service Credentials, Hijack Account '
                                         'To Mine Virtual Currency. Retrieved '
                                         'August 9, 2022.',
                          'source_name': 'GitHub Cloud Service Credentials',
                          'url': 'https://www.forbes.com/sites/runasandvik/2014/01/14/attackers-scrape-github-for-cloud-service-credentials-hijack-account-to-mine-virtual-currency/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--70910fbd-58dc-4c1c-8c48-814d11fcd022',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'reconnaissance'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:56.790Z',
 'name': 'Code Repositories',
 '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': ['Matt Burrough, @mattburrough, Microsoft',
                          'Vinayak Wadhwa, SAFE Security'],
 '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'}

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