{'created': '2020-05-14T14:45:15.978Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'An adversary may create a new instance or virtual machine '
                '(VM) within the compute service of a cloud account to evade '
                'defenses. Creating a new instance may allow an adversary to '
                'bypass firewall rules and permissions that exist on instances '
                'currently residing within an account. An adversary may '
                '[Create '
                'Snapshot](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1578/001) of '
                'one or more volumes in an account, create a new instance, '
                'mount the snapshots, and then apply a less restrictive '
                'security policy to collect [Data from Local '
                'System](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1005) or for '
                '[Remote Data '
                'Staging](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1074/002).(Citation: '
                'Mandiant M-Trends 2020)\n'
                '\n'
                'Creating a new instance may also allow an adversary to carry '
                'out malicious activity within an environment without '
                'affecting the execution of current running instances.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1578.002',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1578/002'},
                         {'description': 'Amazon. (n.d.). Search CloudTrail '
                                         'logs for API calls to EC2 Instances. '
                                         'Retrieved June 17, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'AWS CloudTrail Search',
                          'url': 'https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/cloudtrail-search-api-calls/'},
                         {'description': 'Google. (n.d.). Audit Logs. '
                                         'Retrieved June 1, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Cloud Audit Logs',
                          'url': 'https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/audit#admin-activity'},
                         {'description': 'Mandiant. (2020, February). M-Trends '
                                         '2020. Retrieved November 17, 2024.',
                          'source_name': 'Mandiant M-Trends 2020',
                          'url': 'https://www.mandiant.com/sites/default/files/2021-09/mtrends-2020.pdf'},
                         {'description': 'Microsoft. (n.d.). View Azure '
                                         'activity logs. Retrieved June 17, '
                                         '2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Azure Activity Logs',
                          'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/view-activity-logs'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--cf1c2504-433f-4c4e-a1f8-91de45a0318c',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'defense-evasion'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:24.804Z',
 'name': 'Create Cloud Instance',
 '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': ['Arun Seelagan, CISA'],
 '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': ['IaaS'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.2'}

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