{'created': '2020-10-02T16:46:42.537Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': "Adversaries may gather information about the victim's host "
                'firmware that can be used during targeting. Information about '
                'host firmware may include a variety of details such as type '
                'and versions on specific hosts, which may be used to infer '
                'more information about hosts in the environment (ex: '
                'configuration, purpose, age/patch level, etc.).\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may gather this information in various ways, such '
                'as direct elicitation via [Phishing for '
                'Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598). '
                'Information about host firmware may only be exposed to '
                'adversaries via online or other accessible data sets (ex: job '
                'postings, network maps, assessment reports, resumes, or '
                'purchase invoices).(Citation: ArsTechnica Intel) Gathering '
                'this information may reveal opportunities for other forms of '
                'reconnaissance (ex: [Search Open '
                'Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593) '
                'or [Search Open Technical '
                'Databases](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1596)), '
                'establishing operational resources (ex: [Develop '
                'Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1587) or '
                '[Obtain '
                'Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1588)), '
                'and/or initial access (ex: [Supply Chain '
                'Compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1195) or '
                '[Exploit Public-Facing '
                'Application](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1190)).',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1592.003',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1592/003'},
                         {'description': 'Goodin, D. & Salter, J. (2020, '
                                         'August 6). More than 20GB of Intel '
                                         'source code and proprietary data '
                                         'dumped online. Retrieved October 20, '
                                         '2020.',
                          'source_name': 'ArsTechnica Intel',
                          'url': 'https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/08/intel-is-investigating-the-leak-of-20gb-of-its-source-code-and-private-data/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--b85f6ce5-81e8-4f36-aff2-3df9d02a9c9d',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'reconnaissance'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:16.957Z',
 'name': 'Firmware',
 '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'}