T1583.006sub-technique of T1583 Acquire Infrastructure

Web Services

PREnothing on this site yetT1583.006 on attack.mitre.org

Adversaries may register for web services that can be used during targeting. A variety of popular websites exist for adversaries to register for a web-based service that can be abused during later stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Command and Control (Web Service), Exfiltration Over Web Service, or Phishing.

MITRE ATT&CK 19.2, retrieved 2026-09-12

how MITRE says to see it

Detection of Web Services

  • Once adversaries leverage the web service as infrastructure (ex: for command and control), it may be possible to look for unique characteristics associated with adversary software, if known.

what reduces it

  • M1056 Pre-compromise. This technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on behaviors performed outside of the scope of enterprise defenses and controls.

the rest of T1583

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