Lateral Movement, Tactic TA0109 - ICS

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These techniques abuse default credentials, known accounts, and vulnerable services, and may also leverage dual-homed devices and systems that reside on both the IT and OT networks. The adversary uses these techniques to pivot to their next point in the environment, positioning themselves to where they want to be or think they should be. Following through on their primary objective often requires <a href="https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0102">Discovery</a> of the network and <a href="https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0100">Collection</a> to develop awareness of unique ICS devices and processes, in order to find their target and subsequently gain access to it. Reaching this objective often involves pivoting through multiple systems, devices, and accounts. Adversaries may install their own remote tools to accomplish Lateral Movement or leverage default tools, programs, and manufacturer set or other legitimate credentials native to the network, which may be stealthier.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-body"> <div class="card-data"><span class="h5 card-title">ID:</span> TA0109</div> <div class="card-data"><span class="h5 card-title">Created: </span>17 October 2018</div> <div class="card-data"><span class="h5 card-title">Last Modified: </span>08 March 2023</div> </div> </div> <div class="text-center pt-2 version-button permalink"> <div class="live"> <a data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="Permalink to this version of TA0109" href="/versions/v16/tactics/TA0109/" data-test-ignore="true">Version Permalink</a> </div> <div class="permalink"> <a data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="Go to the live version of TA0109" href="/tactics/TA0109/" data-test-ignore="true">Live Version</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="pt-3" id ="techniques">Techniques</h2><h6 class="table-object-count">Techniques: 7</h6> <table class="table-techniques"> <thead> <tr> <td colspan="2">ID</td> <td>Name</td> <td>Description</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="technique"> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0812"> T0812 </a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0812"> Default Credentials </a> </td> <td> Adversaries may leverage manufacturer or supplier set default credentials on control system devices. These default credentials may have administrative permissions and may be necessary for initial configuration of the device. It is general best practice to change the passwords for these accounts as soon as possible, but some manufacturers may have devices that have passwords or usernames that cannot be changed. </td> </tr> <tr class="technique"> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0866"> T0866 </a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0866"> Exploitation of Remote Services </a> </td> <td> Adversaries may exploit a software vulnerability to take advantage of a programming error in a program, service, or within the operating system software or kernel itself to enable remote service abuse. A common goal for post-compromise exploitation of remote services is for initial access into and lateral movement throughout the ICS environment to enable access to targeted systems. </td> </tr> <tr class="technique"> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0891"> T0891 </a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0891"> Hardcoded Credentials </a> </td> <td> Adversaries may leverage credentials that are hardcoded in software or firmware to gain an unauthorized interactive user session to an asset. Examples credentials that may be hardcoded in an asset include: </td> </tr> <tr class="technique"> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0867"> T0867 </a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0867"> Lateral Tool Transfer </a> </td> <td> Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from one system to another to stage adversary tools or other files over the course of an operation. Copying of files may also be performed laterally between internal victim systems to support Lateral Movement with remote Execution using inherent file sharing protocols such as file sharing over SMB to connected network shares. </td> </tr> <tr class="technique"> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0843"> T0843 </a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0843"> Program Download </a> </td> <td> Adversaries may perform a program download to transfer a user program to a controller. </td> </tr> <tr class="technique"> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0886"> T0886 </a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0886"> Remote Services </a> </td> <td> Adversaries may leverage remote services to move between assets and network segments. These services are often used to allow operators to interact with systems remotely within the network, some examples are RDP, SMB, SSH, and other similar mechanisms. </td> </tr> <tr class="technique"> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0859"> T0859 </a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T0859"> Valid Accounts </a> </td> <td> Adversaries may steal the credentials of a specific user or service account using credential access techniques. In some cases, default credentials for control system devices may be publicly available. Compromised credentials may be used to bypass access controls placed on various resources on hosts and within the network, and may even be used for persistent access to remote systems. Compromised and default credentials may also grant an adversary increased privilege to specific systems and devices or access to restricted areas of the network. Adversaries may choose not to use malware or tools, in conjunction with the legitimate access those credentials provide, to make it harder to detect their presence or to control devices and send legitimate commands in an unintended way. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="overlay search" id="search-overlay" style="display: none;"> <div class="overlay-inner">  <div class="search-header"> <div class="search-input"> <input type="text" id="search-input" placeholder="search"> </div> <div class="search-icons"> <div class="search-parsing-icon spinner-border" style="display: none" id="search-parsing-icon"></div> <div class="close-search-icon" id="close-search-icon">×</div> </div> </div>  <div id="search-body" class="search-body"> <div class="results" id="search-results">  </div> <div id="load-more-results" class="load-more-results"> <button class="btn btn-default" id="load-more-results-button">load more results</button> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row flex-grow-0 flex-shrink-1">  <footer class="col footer"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row row-footer"> <div class="col-2 col-sm-2 col-md-2"> <div class="footer-center-responsive my-auto"> <a href="https://www.mitre.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="MITRE"> <img src="/versions/v16/theme/images/mitrelogowhiteontrans.gif" class="mitre-logo-wtrans"> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-2 col-sm-2 footer-responsive-break"></div> <div class="footer-link-group"> <div class="row row-footer"> <div class="px-3 col-footer"> <u class="footer-link"><a href="/versions/v16/resources/engage-with-attack/contact" class="footer-link">Contact Us</a></u> </div> <div class="px-3 col-footer"> <u class="footer-link"><a href="/versions/v16/resources/legal-and-branding/terms-of-use" class="footer-link">Terms of Use</a></u> </div> <div class="px-3 col-footer"> <u class="footer-link"><a href="/versions/v16/resources/legal-and-branding/privacy" class="footer-link">Privacy Policy</a></u> </div> <div class="px-3"> <u class="footer-link"><a href="/versions/v16/resources/changelog.html" class="footer-link" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" data-html="true" title="ATT&CK content v16.1Website v4.2.1">Website Changelog</a></u> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <small class="px-3"> © 2015 - 2024, The MITRE Corporation. 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