{'created': '2022-05-27T14:06:05.130Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may create accounts with cloud providers that can '
                'be used during targeting. Adversaries can use cloud accounts '
                'to further their operations, including leveraging cloud '
                'storage services such as Dropbox, MEGA, Microsoft OneDrive, '
                'or AWS S3 buckets for [Exfiltration to Cloud '
                'Storage](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1567/002) or to '
                '[Upload '
                'Tool](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1608/002)s. Cloud '
                'accounts can also be used in the acquisition of '
                'infrastructure, such as [Virtual Private '
                'Server](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1583/003)s or '
                '[Serverless](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1583/007) '
                'infrastructure. Establishing cloud accounts may allow '
                'adversaries to develop sophisticated capabilities without '
                'managing their own servers.(Citation: Awake Security C2 '
                'Cloud)\n'
                '\n'
                'Creating [Cloud '
                'Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1585/003) may '
                'also require adversaries to establish [Email '
                'Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1585/002) to '
                'register with the cloud provider. ',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1585.003',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1585/003'},
                         {'description': 'Gary Golomb and Tory Kei. (n.d.). '
                                         'Threat Hunting Series: Detecting '
                                         'Command & Control in the Cloud. '
                                         'Retrieved May 27, 2022.',
                          'source_name': 'Awake Security C2 Cloud',
                          'url': 'https://awakesecurity.com/blog/threat-hunting-series-detecting-command-control-in-the-cloud/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--926d8cfd-1d0d-4da2-ab49-3ca10ec3f3b5',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'resource-development'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:06.502Z',
 'name': 'Cloud 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_contributors': ['Francesco Bigarella'],
 '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': '1.1'}