{
  "type": "attack-pattern",
  "spec_version": "2.1",
  "id": "attack-pattern--c3d4bdd9-2cfe-4a80-9d0c-07a29ecdce8f",
  "created": "2020-03-13T20:21:54.758Z",
  "created_by_ref": "identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5",
  "revoked": false,
  "external_references": [
    {
      "source_name": "mitre-attack",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/002",
      "external_id": "T1078.002"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "TechNet Credential Theft",
      "description": "Microsoft. (2016, April 15). Attractive Accounts for Credential Theft. Retrieved June 3, 2016.",
      "url": "https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn535501.aspx"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "Microsoft AD Accounts",
      "description": "Microsoft. (2019, August 23). Active Directory Accounts. Retrieved March 13, 2020.",
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/access-control/active-directory-accounts"
    }
  ],
  "object_marking_refs": [
    "marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
  ],
  "modified": "2026-05-12T15:12:00.714Z",
  "name": "Domain Accounts",
  "description": "Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a domain account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.(Citation: TechNet Credential Theft) Domain accounts are those managed by Active Directory Domain Services where access and permissions are configured across systems and services that are part of that domain. Domain accounts can cover users, administrators, and services.(Citation: Microsoft AD Accounts)\n\nAdversaries may compromise domain accounts, some with a high level of privileges, through various means such as [OS Credential Dumping](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003) or password reuse, allowing access to privileged resources of the domain.",
  "kill_chain_phases": [
    {
      "kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
      "phase_name": "stealth"
    },
    {
      "kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
      "phase_name": "persistence"
    },
    {
      "kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
      "phase_name": "privilege-escalation"
    },
    {
      "kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
      "phase_name": "initial-access"
    }
  ],
  "x_mitre_attack_spec_version": "3.3.0",
  "x_mitre_contributors": [
    "Jon Sternstein, Stern Security"
  ],
  "x_mitre_deprecated": false,
  "x_mitre_domains": [
    "enterprise-attack"
  ],
  "x_mitre_is_subtechnique": true,
  "x_mitre_modified_by_ref": "identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5",
  "x_mitre_platforms": [
    "ESXi",
    "Linux",
    "macOS",
    "Windows"
  ],
  "x_mitre_version": "2.0"
}