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T1584.003 Virtual Private Server
resource development — PRE · attack.mitre.org · JSON
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MITRE detection strategy
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Sigma rules tagged attack.t1584.003
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KEV CVEs mapped here
<p>Adversaries may compromise third-party Virtual Private Servers (VPSs) that can be used during targeting. There exist a variety of cloud service providers that will sell virtual machines/containers as a service. Adversaries may compromise VPSs purchased by third-party entities. By compromising a VPS to use as infrastructure, adversaries can make it difficult to physically tie back operations to themselves.</p><p>Compromising a VPS for use in later stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as Command and Control, can allow adversaries to benefit from the ubiquity and trust associated with higher reputation cloud service providers as well as that added by the compromised third-party.</p>
KEV CVEs mapped to this technique · CTID Mappings Explorer
None. No KEV entry in the public mapping names this technique. Given that 74.7% of KEV has no mapping at all, this says more about the mapping than about the technique.
Detection strategy · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
- DET0854 Detection of Virtual Private Server v1.0
AN1986 PREOnce adversaries have provisioned software on a compromised VPS (ex: for use as a command and control server), internet scans may reveal VPSs that adversaries have compromised. Consider looking for identifiable patterns such as services listening, certificates in use, SSL/TLS negotiation features, or other response artifacts associated with adversary C2 software. Much of this activity will take place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection of this behavior difficult. Detection efforts may be focused on related stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Command and Control.
Sigma rules · SigmaHQ da9bb07d64, tag attack.t1584.003
No Sigma rule carries this tag. MITRE publishes a detection strategy above, so the behaviour is specified; what is missing is public detection content.
Rules tagged at the parent level (attack.t1584) 4
These target the parent technique, not this sub-technique specifically. Listed for completeness, not counted as coverage.
Author: frack113
· 2021-12-04 (modified 2023-09-07) · logsource: product=windows service=system · 13cfeb75-9e33-4d04-b0f7-ab8faaa95a59
Detects Windows update errors including installation failures and connection issues. Defenders should observe this in case critical update KBs aren't installed.
Author: Ahmed Farouk
· 2024-05-10 · logsource: category=proxy · 1ae64f96-72b6-48b3-ad3d-e71dff6c6398
Detects executables launched from external WebDAV shares using the WebDAV Explorer integration, commonly seen in initial access campaigns.
Author: Micah Babinski
· 2023-08-21 · logsource: product=windows category=file_event · 4c55738d-72d8-490e-a2db-7969654e375f
Detects the creation of WebDAV temporary files with potentially suspicious extensions
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
· 2018-01-23 (modified 2021-11-27) · logsource: product=linux service=auditd · a39d7fa7-3fbd-4dc2-97e1-d87f546b1bbc
Detects program executions in suspicious non-program folders related to malware or hacking activity