{'created': '2020-10-01T01:17:15.965Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may compromise accounts with services that can be '
                'used during targeting. For operations incorporating social '
                'engineering, the utilization of an online persona may be '
                'important. Rather than creating and cultivating accounts '
                '(i.e. [Establish '
                'Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1585)), '
                'adversaries may compromise existing accounts. Utilizing an '
                'existing persona may engender a level of trust in a potential '
                'victim if they have a relationship, or knowledge of, the '
                'compromised persona. \n'
                '\n'
                'A variety of methods exist for compromising accounts, such as '
                'gathering credentials via [Phishing for '
                'Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598), '
                'purchasing credentials from third-party sites, brute forcing '
                'credentials (ex: password reuse from breach credential '
                'dumps), or paying employees, suppliers or business partners '
                'for access to credentials.(Citation: AnonHBGary)(Citation: '
                'Microsoft DEV-0537) Prior to compromising accounts, '
                'adversaries may conduct Reconnaissance to inform decisions '
                'about which accounts to compromise to further their '
                'operation.\n'
                '\n'
                'Personas may exist on a single site or across multiple sites '
                '(ex: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google, etc.). Compromised '
                'accounts may require additional development, this could '
                'include filling out or modifying profile information, further '
                'developing social networks, or incorporating photos.\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may directly leverage compromised email accounts '
                'for [Phishing for '
                'Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598) or '
                '[Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566).',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1586',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1586'},
                         {'description': 'Bright, P. (2011, February 15). '
                                         'Anonymous speaks: the inside story '
                                         'of the HBGary hack. Retrieved March '
                                         '9, 2017.',
                          'source_name': 'AnonHBGary',
                          'url': 'https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/02/anonymous-speaks-the-inside-story-of-the-hbgary-hack/'},
                         {'description': 'Microsoft. (2022, March 22). '
                                         'DEV-0537 criminal actor targeting '
                                         'organizations for data exfiltration '
                                         'and destruction. Retrieved March 23, '
                                         '2022.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft DEV-0537',
                          'url': 'https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/03/22/dev-0537-criminal-actor-targeting-organizations-for-data-exfiltration-and-destruction/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--81033c3b-16a4-46e4-8fed-9b030dd03c4a',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'resource-development'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:02.015Z',
 'name': 'Compromise Accounts',
 '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': False,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['PRE'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.2'}

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