{'created': '2020-10-01T00:40:45.279Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may set up their own Domain Name System (DNS) '
                'servers that can be used during targeting. During '
                'post-compromise activity, adversaries may utilize DNS traffic '
                'for various tasks, including for Command and Control (ex: '
                '[Application Layer '
                'Protocol](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071)). '
                'Instead of hijacking existing DNS servers, adversaries may '
                'opt to configure and run their own DNS servers in support of '
                'operations.\n'
                '\n'
                'By running their own DNS servers, adversaries can have more '
                'control over how they administer server-side DNS C2 traffic '
                '([DNS](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071/004)). With '
                'control over a DNS server, adversaries can configure DNS '
                'applications to provide conditional responses to malware and, '
                'generally, have more flexibility in the structure of the '
                'DNS-based C2 channel.(Citation: Unit42 DNS Mar 2019)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1583.002',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1583/002'},
                         {'description': 'Hinchliffe, A. (2019, March 15). DNS '
                                         'Tunneling: how DNS can be (ab)used '
                                         'by malicious actors. Retrieved '
                                         'October 3, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Unit42 DNS Mar 2019',
                          'url': 'https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/dns-tunneling-how-dns-can-be-abused-by-malicious-actors/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--197ef1b9-e764-46c3-b96c-23f77985dc81',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'resource-development'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:27.611Z',
 'name': 'DNS Server',
 '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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