Adversaries may compromise third-party infrastructure that can be used during targeting. Infrastructure solutions include physical or cloud servers, domains, and third-party web services. Instead of buying, leasing, or renting infrastructure an adversary may compromise infrastructure and use it during other phases of the adversary lifecycle.(Citation: Mandiant APT1)(Citation: ICANNDomainNameHijacking)(Citation: Talos DNSpionage Nov 2018)(Citation: FireEye EPS Awakens Part 2) Additionally, adversaries may compromise numerous machines to form a botnet they can leverage.
Use of compromised infrastructure allows an adversary to stage, launch, and execute an operation. Compromised infrastructure can help adversary operations blend in with traffic that is seen as normal, such as contact with high reputation or trusted sites. By using compromised infrastructure, adversaries may make it difficult to tie their actions back to them. Prior to targeting, adversaries may compromise the infrastructure of other adversaries.(Citation: NSA NCSC Turla OilRig)
View in MITRE ATT&CK®Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name |
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action.hacking.variety.Unknown | Unknown | related-to | T1584 | Compromise Infrastructure |
action.malware.vector.Web application - download | Web via user-executed or downloaded content. Child of 'Web application'. | related-to | T1584 | Compromise Infrastructure |
value_chain.distribution.variety.Other | The variety of distribution was known, but is not listed | related-to | T1584 | Compromise Infrastructure |
value_chain.non-distribution services.variety.Other | The variety of non-distribution service required is known, but is not listed | related-to | T1584 | Compromise Infrastructure |
Technique ID | Technique Name | Number of Mappings |
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T1584.005 | Botnet | 4 |
T1584.002 | DNS Server | 4 |
T1584.001 | Domains | 4 |
T1584.004 | Server | 3 |
T1584.003 | Virtual Private Server | 3 |
T1584.006 | Web Services | 3 |