# T1585.003 Cloud Accounts > As of 2026-10-05, T1585.003 (Cloud Accounts) appears in 17 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-06 and most recently 2026-10-04, with linked actors including APT-C-60, APT36, APT38; it most often appears alongside T1071.001 (Web Protocols). - **Tracked threats:** 17 (14 high, 3 medium) - **First seen:** 2026-02-06 - **Last seen:** 2026-10-04 - **Threat actors:** 11 - **Detection rules:** 14 (counts only; Blue tier and above) ## Key facts - **ID:** T1585.003 - **Framework:** MITRE ATT&CK - **Tactics:** Resource Development - **Matrix:** Enterprise - **Parent:** T1585 - **Data as of:** 2026-10-05 - **MITRE:** https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1585/003/ ## Activity timeline T1585.003 first appeared in tracked threats on 2026-02-06 and was most recently reported on 2026-10-04. The busiest month was 2026-07 with 6 reports, and 17 of the 17 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-10. ## How adversaries use it T1585.003 Cloud Accounts is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Resource Development tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of [T1585 Establish Accounts](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1585). Threadlinqs maps 17 of 2623 tracked threats (0.6%) to it; by severity that is 14 high, 3 medium. Threats that use T1585.003 most often also use [T1071.001 Web Protocols](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1071.001) (10 threats), [T1082 System Information Discovery](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1082) (10 threats), [T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.005) (9 threats), [T1204.002 Malicious File](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1204.002) (8 threats), [T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027) (7 threats). These are the techniques an intrusion set tends to chain with it, so they are the natural next places to look when it is observed. 11 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1585.003; the most frequent are [APT-C-60](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/APT-C-60) (1), [APT36](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/APT36) (1), [APT38](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/APT38) (1), [Bling Libra](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Bling%20Libra) (1), [DriveSurge](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/DriveSurge) (1). ## Mitigations MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1585.003. - [M1056 Pre-compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/mitigations/M1056/) ## Threat actors using it - [APT-C-60](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/APT-C-60) — 1 - [APT36](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/APT36) — 1 - [APT38](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/APT38) — 1 - [Bling Libra](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Bling%20Libra) — 1 - [DriveSurge](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/DriveSurge) — 1 - [Sapphire Sleet](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Sapphire%20Sleet) — 1 - [ShinyHunters](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/ShinyHunters) — 1 - [SideCopy](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/SideCopy) — 1 - [Stardust Chollima](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Stardust%20Chollima) — 1 - [The Gentlemen](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/The%20Gentlemen) — 1 - [Transparent Tribe](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Transparent%20Tribe) — 1 ## Tracked threats 17 tracked threats use T1585.003. - [Coordinated model-distillation campaign against OpenAI: 15,000+ accounts attempt to extract protected model…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2915) — medium — 2026-10-04 - [Cloudflare Containers cross-tenant residual disk data exposure via device-mapper thin-provisioning…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2644) — high — 2026-09-24 - [Bad Sushi: China-Nexus Phishing Operation Shifts to Residential Proxy Networks](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2471) — high — 2026-09-12 - [Coordinated GitHub API Enumeration and Access Token Abuse Campaign](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2339) — high — 2026-09-05 - [APT-C-60 Spear-Phishing Campaign Against Japanese Recruiters Using VHDX/LNK and SpyGlace Malware](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2134) — high — 2026-08-24 - [CrashStealer: Novel macOS Information Stealer Disguised as Apple Crash Reporter (Jamf Threat Labs)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1470) — medium — 2026-07-18 - ["PromptFiction" Claude Desktop Auto-Submit Flaw Chained With "Claudy Day" Claude.ai Exploit Chain Enables…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1380) — high — 2026-07-15 - [BoryptGrab Infostealer Campaign Abuses ~292 Fake GitHub Repos Impersonating Legitimate Software](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1338) — high — 2026-07-14 - [The Gentlemen RaaS overtakes Qilin as #1 ransomware operation, wields GentleKiller EDR-killer framework…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1332) — high — 2026-07-14 - [Operation ShadowRecruit: APT36-Linked SheetAgent RAT Campaign Abuses ControlR RMM and Google Sheets C2 to…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1297) — high — 2026-07-14 - [ClickFix Social-Engineering Technique Becomes Dominant Malware Delivery and Defense-Evasion Vector…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1127) — high — 2026-07-05 - [CalPhishing: Phishing Campaign Abusing Microsoft 365 Groups and Outlook Calendar Invites for Persistent…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0930) — high — 2026-06-23 - [forge-jsxy npm Supply Chain RAT — 22 Versions in 22 Days with Crypto Wallet Theft, WebRTC P2P Exfil &…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0608) — high — 2026-05-27 - [Fox Tempest Malware-Signing-as-a-Service (MSaaS) — Microsoft DCU Disrupts signspace\[.\]cloud Operation…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0533) — high — 2026-05-19 - [GemStuffer Campaign — RubyGems Registry Abused as Exfiltration Channel for UK Local Government Data](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0505) — high — 2026-05-13 - [Vercel April 2026 Security Incident — Context.ai OAuth Compromise Leads to Google Workspace Takeover and…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0394) — high — 2026-04-20 - ["Living Off the AI": Attackers Abuse AI Agents, MCP Connectors, and Vibe-Coding Platforms for Offensive Ops](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1635) — medium — 2026-02-06 ## Related CVEs CVEs referenced by the tracked threats that use T1585.003, most frequent first. - [CVE-2024-37085](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-37085) - [CVE-2024-55591](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-55591) - [CVE-2025-26125](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-26125) - [CVE-2025-32433](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-32433) - [CVE-2025-32463](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-32463) - [CVE-2025-33073](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-33073) - [CVE-2025-55182](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-55182) ## Detection coverage Threadlinqs maintains 14 detection rules mapped to T1585.003 (SPL 6, KQL 5, Sigma 3). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only. 14 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma), Blue and above: https://threadlinqs.com/pricing ## Parent technique [T1585 Establish Accounts](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1585) — 250 tracked threats at the technique level. ## Links - Canonical page: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1585.003 - All techniques: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/techniques - Full detection coverage and IOCs: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp (Purple tier)