{ "type": "bundle", "id": "bundle--1925005b-d934-4632-8145-6a9f7bbc64cc", "objects": [ { "type": "attack-pattern", "spec_version": "2.1", "id": "attack-pattern--90b7e29e-1b62-485e-88b0-a4052cabafa4", "created_by_ref": "identity--f1a0f560-2d9e-4c5d-bf47-7e96e805de82", "created": "2024-11-22T16:43:58.1305Z", "modified": "2024-11-22T16:43:58.1305Z", "name": "Present Persona", "description": "This Technique contains different types of personas commonly taken on by threat actors during influence operations.

Analysts should use T0097\u2019s sub-techniques to document the type of persona which an account is presenting. For example, an account which describes itself as being a journalist can be tagged with T0097.102: Journalist Persona.

Personas presented by individuals include:

T0097.100: Individual Persona
T0097.101: Local Persona
T0097.102: Journalist Persona
T0097.103: Activist Persona
T0097.104: Hacktivist Persona
T0097.105: Military Personnel Persona
T0097.106: Recruiter Persona
T0097.107: Researcher Persona
T0097.108: Expert Persona
T0097.109: Romantic Suitor Persona
T0097.110: Party Official Persona
T0097.111: Government Official Persona
T0097.112: Government Employee Persona

This Technique also houses institutional personas commonly taken on by threat actors:

T0097.200: Institutional Persona
T0097.201: Local Institution Persona
T0097.202: News Outlet Persona
T0097.203: Fact Checking Organisation Persona
T0097.204: Think Tank Persona
T0097.205: Business Persona
T0097.206: Government Institution Persona
T0097.207: NGO Persona
T0097.208: Social Cause Persona

By using a persona, a threat actor is adding the perceived legitimacy of the persona to their narratives and activities.", "kill_chain_phases": [ { "kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack", "phase_name": "establish-legitimacy" } ], "external_references": [ { "source_name": "mitre-attack", "url": "https://github.com/DISARMFoundation/DISARMframeworks/blob/main/generated_pages/techniques/T0097.md", "external_id": "T0097" } ], "object_marking_refs": [ "marking-definition--f79f25d2-8b96-4580-b169-eb7b613a7c31" ], "x_mitre_is_subtechnique": false, "x_mitre_platforms": [ "Windows", "Linux", "Mac" ], "x_mitre_version": "2.1" } ] }