{'created': '2020-10-02T16:59:56.648Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may search content delivery network (CDN) data '
                'about victims that can be used during targeting. CDNs allow '
                'an organization to host content from a distributed, load '
                'balanced array of servers. CDNs may also allow organizations '
                'to customize content delivery based on the requestor’s '
                'geographical region.\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may search CDN data to gather actionable '
                'information. Threat actors can use online resources and '
                'lookup tools to harvest information about content servers '
                'within a CDN. Adversaries may also seek and target CDN '
                'misconfigurations that leak sensitive information not '
                'intended to be hosted and/or do not have the same protection '
                'mechanisms (ex: login portals) as the content hosted on the '
                'organization’s website.(Citation: DigitalShadows CDN) '
                'Information from these sources may reveal opportunities for '
                'other forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Active '
                'Scanning](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595) or '
                '[Search Open '
                'Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593)), '
                'establishing operational resources (ex: [Acquire '
                'Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1583) or '
                '[Compromise '
                'Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1584)), '
                'and/or initial access (ex: [Drive-by '
                'Compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1189)).',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1596.004',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1596/004'},
                         {'description': 'Swisscom & Digital Shadows. (2017, '
                                         'September 6). Content Delivery '
                                         'Networks (CDNs) Can Leave You '
                                         'Exposed – How You Might Be Affected '
                                         'And What You Can Do About It. '
                                         'Retrieved October 20, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'DigitalShadows CDN',
                          'url': 'https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/content-delivery-networks-cdns-can-leave-you-exposed-how-you-might-be-affected-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--91177e6d-b616-4a03-ba4b-f3b32f7dda75',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'reconnaissance'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:06.210Z',
 'name': 'CDNs',
 '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'}