Acquire Access

ATT&CK T1650

Adversaries may purchase or otherwise acquire an existing access to a target system or network. A variety of online services and initial access broker networks are available to sell access to previously compromised systems.(Citation: Microsoft Ransomware as a Service)(Citation: CrowdStrike Access Brokers)(Citation: Krebs Access Brokers Fortune 500) In some cases, adversary groups may form partnerships to share compromised systems with each other.(Citation: CISA Karakurt 2022) Footholds to compromised systems may take a variety of forms, such as access to planted backdoors (e.g., [Web Shell](ht

Category: Technique, resource-development

MITRE ATT&CK: T1650

Reference: MITRE ATT&CK T1650