{
  "node_id": "mitre-attack-t1496-resource-hijacking",
  "title": "MITRE ATT&CK T1496: Resource Hijacking (Enterprise Tactic TA0040 - Impact)",
  "domain": "Cybersecurity",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-05-25",
  "bluf": "MITRE ATT&CK T1496 (Resource Hijacking) is an Enterprise Impact technique. Adversaries may leverage the resources of co-opted systems to complete resource-intensive tasks, which may impact system and/or hosted service availability. Resource hijacking may take a number of different forms. For example, adversaries may: * Leverage compute resources in order to mine cryptocurrency * Sell network bandwidth to proxy networks * Generate SMS traffic for profit * Abuse cloud-based messaging services to send large quantities of spam messages In some cases, adversaries may leverage multiple types. ATT&CK documents 4 sub-techniques: T1496.001 Compute Hijacking; T1496.002 Bandwidth Hijacking; T1496.003 SMS Pumping; T1496.004 Cloud Service Hijacking. Affected platforms: Windows, IaaS, Linux, macOS, Containers, SaaS.",
  "paywall": {
    "status": "LOCKED",
    "unlock_cost_usd": "0.01",
    "skyfire_id": "41779894-ece2-4163-9761-b3b1b76e19b0"
  },
  "crosswalks": {
    "_available_keys": [
      "nist_framework",
      "iso_standard",
      "industry_mapping",
      "mitre_d3fend"
    ],
    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    "nist-cybersecurity-framework-2-0",
    "iso-27001-2022",
    "nist-sp-800-53-r5",
    "cis-controls-v8",
    "mitre-attack-framework-v14"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 5
}