{'created': '2020-10-02T17:00:44.586Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may search within public scan databases for '
                'information about victims that can be used during targeting. '
                'Various online services continuously publish the results of '
                'Internet scans/surveys, often harvesting information such as '
                'active IP addresses, hostnames, open ports, certificates, and '
                'even server banners.(Citation: Shodan)\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may search scan databases to gather actionable '
                'information. Threat actors can use online resources and '
                'lookup tools to harvest information from these services. '
                'Adversaries may seek information about their already '
                'identified targets, or use these datasets to discover '
                'opportunities for successful breaches. Information from these '
                'sources may reveal opportunities for other forms of '
                'reconnaissance (ex: [Active '
                'Scanning](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595) or '
                '[Search Open '
                'Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593)), '
                '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: [External Remote '
                'Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) or '
                '[Exploit Public-Facing '
                'Application](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1190)).',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1596.005',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1596/005'},
                         {'description': 'Shodan. (n.d.). Shodan. Retrieved '
                                         'October 20, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Shodan',
                          'url': 'https://shodan.io'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--ec4be82f-940c-4dcb-87fe-2bbdd17c692f',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'reconnaissance'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:34.076Z',
 'name': 'Scan Databases',
 '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'}

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