Compromise Infrastructure: Virtual Private Server (T1584.003)

Tactic: Resource Development · Platforms: PRE

The interactive view maps 1 detection strategy, 1 mitigation, 2 threat groups, 2 campaigns to this technique, alongside D3FEND countermeasures and data-component coverage.

Sub-technique of Compromise Infrastructure (T1584).

Overview

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.

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.

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