{'created': '2017-12-14T16:46:06.044Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may create an account to maintain access to '
                'victim systems.(Citation: Symantec WastedLocker June 2020) '
                'With a sufficient level of access, creating such accounts may '
                'be used to establish secondary credentialed access that do '
                'not require persistent remote access tools to be deployed on '
                'the system.\n'
                '\n'
                'Accounts may be created on the local system or within a '
                'domain or cloud tenant. In cloud environments, adversaries '
                'may create accounts that only have access to specific '
                'services, which can reduce the chance of detection.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1136',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136'},
                         {'description': 'Lich, B., Miroshnikov, A. (2017, '
                                         'April 5). 4720(S): A user account '
                                         'was created. Retrieved June 30, '
                                         '2017.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft User Creation Event',
                          'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4720'},
                         {'description': 'Symantec Threat Intelligence. (2020, '
                                         'June 25). WastedLocker: Symantec '
                                         'Identifies Wave of Attacks Against '
                                         'U.S. Organizations. Retrieved May '
                                         '20, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'Symantec WastedLocker June 2020',
                          'url': 'https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/wastedlocker-ransomware-us'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--e01be9c5-e763-4caf-aeb7-000b416aef67',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'persistence'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:30.136Z',
 'name': 'Create Account',
 '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': ['Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)',
                          'Praetorian',
                          'Austin Clark, @c2defense'],
 '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',
                       'IaaS',
                       'Linux',
                       'macOS',
                       'Network Devices',
                       'Containers',
                       'SaaS',
                       'Office Suite',
                       'Identity Provider',
                       'ESXi'],
 'x_mitre_version': '2.6'}