{'created': '2020-10-02T16:56:49.744Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may search public WHOIS data for information '
                'about victims that can be used during targeting. WHOIS data '
                'is stored by regional Internet registries (RIR) responsible '
                'for allocating and assigning Internet resources such as '
                'domain names. Anyone can query WHOIS servers for information '
                'about a registered domain, such as assigned IP blocks, '
                'contact information, and DNS nameservers.(Citation: WHOIS)\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may search WHOIS data to gather actionable '
                'information. Threat actors can use online resources or '
                'command-line utilities to pillage through WHOIS data for '
                'information about potential victims. Information from these '
                'sources may reveal opportunities for other forms of '
                'reconnaissance (ex: [Active '
                'Scanning](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595) or '
                '[Phishing for '
                'Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598)), '
                'establishing operational resources (ex: [Acquire '
                'Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1583) or '
                '[Compromise '
                'Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1584)), '
                'and/or initial access (ex: [External Remote '
                'Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) or '
                '[Trusted '
                'Relationship](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1199)).',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1596.002',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1596/002'},
                         {'description': 'NTT America. (n.d.). Whois Lookup. '
                                         'Retrieved November 17, 2024.',
                          'source_name': 'WHOIS',
                          'url': 'https://who.is/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--166de1c6-2814-4fe5-8438-4e80f76b169f',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'reconnaissance'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:26.629Z',
 'name': 'WHOIS',
 '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'}