{'created': '2017-05-31T21:30:30.757Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Shortcuts or symbolic links are ways of referencing other '
                'files or programs that will be opened or executed when the '
                'shortcut is clicked or executed by a system startup process. '
                'Adversaries could use shortcuts to execute their tools for '
                'persistence. They may create a new shortcut as a means of '
                'indirection that may use '
                '[Masquerading](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036) to '
                'look like a legitimate program. Adversaries could also edit '
                'the target path or entirely replace an existing shortcut so '
                'their tools will be executed instead of the intended '
                'legitimate program.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1023',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1023'},
                         {'external_id': 'CAPEC-132',
                          'source_name': 'capec',
                          'url': 'https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/132.html'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--970cdb5c-02fb-4c38-b17e-d6327cf3c810',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'persistence'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:07.761Z',
 'name': 'Shortcut Modification',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': True,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_contributors': ['Travis Smith, Tripwire'],
 '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': ['Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.1'}