Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, Campaign C0030 (original) (raw)

Enterprise

T1595

Active Scanning

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles engaged in network reconnaissance against targets of interest.[4]

Enterprise

T1059

.001

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles used a publicly available PowerShell-based tool, WMImplant.[4]

Enterprise

T1587

.001

Develop Capabilities: Malware

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles developed, prior to the attack, malware capabilities that would require access to specific and specialized hardware and software.[5]

Enterprise

T1573

Encrypted Channel

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles used cryptcat binaries to encrypt their traffic.[4]

Enterprise

T1056

.003

Input Capture: Web Portal Capture

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles captured credentials as they were being changed by redirecting text-based login codes to websites they controlled.[1]

Enterprise

T1036

.005

Masquerading: Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles renamed files to look like legitimate files, such as Windows update files or Schneider Electric application files.

Enterprise

T1027

.005

Obfuscated Files or Information: Indicator Removal from Tools

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles modified files based on the open-source project cryptcat in an apparent attempt to decrease anti-virus detection rates.[4]

Enterprise

T1588

.002

Obtain Capabilities: Tool

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles used tools such as Mimikatz and other open-source software.[4]

Enterprise

T1003

.001

OS Credential Dumping: LSASS Memory

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles used Mimikatz.[2]

Enterprise

T1053

.005

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles installed scheduled tasks defined in XML files.[4]

ICS

T0830

Adversary-in-the-Middle

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles changed phone numbers tied to certain specific accounts in a designated contact list. They then used the changed phone numbers to redirect network traffic to websites controlled by them, thereby allowing them to capture and use any login codes sent to the devices via text message.[1]

ICS

T0807

Command-Line Interface

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles’ tool took one option from the command line, which was a single IP address of the target Triconex device.[5]

ICS

T0872

Indicator Removal on Host

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles would programmatically return the controller to a normal running state if the Triton malware failed. If the controller could not recover in a defined time window, TEMP.Veles programmatically overwrote their malicious program with invalid data.[5]

ICS

T0867

Lateral Tool Transfer

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles made attempts on multiple victim machines to transfer and execute the WMImplant tool.[4]

ICS

T0828

Loss of Productivity and Revenue

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles tripped a controller into a failed safe state, which caused an automatic shutdown of the plant, this resulted in a pause of plant operations for more than a week. Thereby impacting industrial processes and halting productivity.[5]

ICS

T0843

.003

Program Download: Program Append

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles downloaded multiple rounds of control logic to the Safety Instrumented System (SIS) controllers through a program append operation.[5]

ICS

T0886

Remote Services

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles utilized remote desktop protocol (RDP) jump boxes, poorly configured OT firewalls [1], along with other traditional malware backdoors, to move into the ICS environment.[2][1]

ICS

T0853

Scripting

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles used a publicly available PowerShell-based tool, WMImplant.[4]

ICS

T1692

.001

Unauthorized Message: Command Message

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles leveraged Triton to send unauthorized command messages to the Triconex safety controllers.[2]

ICS

T0859

Valid Accounts

In the Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack, TEMP.Veles used valid credentials when laterally moving through RDP jump boxes into the ICS environment.[2]