Sub-technique of T1584 Compromise Infrastructure.View on attack.mitre.org
Adversaries may compromise access to third-party web services that can be used during targeting. A variety of popular websites exist for legitimate users to register for web-based services, such as GitHub, Twitter, Dropbox, Google, SendGrid, etc. Adversaries may try to take ownership of a legitimate user's access to a web service and use that web service as infrastructure in support of cyber operations. Such web services can be abused during later stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Command and Control (Web Service), Exfiltration Over Web Service, or Phishing. Using common services, such as those offered by Google or Twitter, makes it easier for adversaries to hide in expected noise. By utilizing a web service, particularly when access is stolen from legitimate users, adversaries can make it difficult to physically tie back operations to them. Additionally, leveraging compromised web-based email services may allow adversaries to leverage the trust associated with legitimate domains.
Rules on DetectionCode tagged with T1584.006.
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| GroupCURIUM | CURIUM has compromised legitimate websites to enable strategic website compromise attacks. |
| GroupEarth Lusca | Earth Lusca has compromised Google Drive repositories. |
| GroupTurla | Turla has frequently used compromised WordPress sites for C2 infrastructure. |
| GroupWinter Vivern | Winter Vivern has used compromised WordPress sites to host malicious payloads for download. |
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| MalwareGootloader | Gootloader can insert malicious scripts to compromise vulnerable content management systems (CMS). |
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| CampaignOperation MidnightEclipse | During Operation MidnightEclipse, threat actors abused compromised AWS buckets to store files. |
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