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S0609: TRITON

This entry was deprecated as it was inadvertently added to Enterprise; a similar Software entry was created for ATT&CK for ICS.

TRITON is an attack framework built to interact with Triconex Safety Instrumented System (SIS) controllers. TRITON was deployed against at least one target in the Middle East. [1][2][3][4][5]

EnterpriseS0609MalwareObject v1.0 Modified
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TRITON

This entry was deprecated as it was inadvertently added to Enterprise; a similar Software entry was created for ATT&CK for ICS.

TRITON is an attack framework built to interact with Triconex Safety Instrumented System (SIS) controllers. TRITON was deployed against at least one target in the Middle East. [1][2][3][4][5]

View the same entry on attack.mitre.org (MITRE-hosted reference; in-page links above use the Glexia ATT&CK library.)

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ATT&CK release
19.1
Object version
1.0
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Modified
Raw hash
17f9f87e9e454293...
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Release Bundle imported Object version Modified Status Raw hash
19.1 1.0 Current bundle Deprecated 17f9f87e9e45…
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  1. [1]
    FireEye TRITON 2017

    Johnson, B, et. al. (2017, December 14). Attackers Deploy New ICS Attack Framework "TRITON" and Cause Operational Disruption to Critical Infrastructure. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

    Open source URL
  2. [2]
    FireEye TRITON 2018

    Miller, S. Reese, E. (2018, June 7). A Totally Tubular Treatise on TRITON and TriStation. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

    Open source URL
  3. [3]
    Dragos TRISIS

    Dragos. (2017, December 13). TRISIS Malware Analysis of Safety System Targeted Malware. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

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  4. [4]
    CISA HatMan

    CISA. (2019, February 27). MAR-17-352-01 HatMan-Safety System Targeted Malware. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

    Open source URL
  5. [5]
    FireEye TEMP.Veles 2018

    FireEye Intelligence . (2018, October 23). TRITON Attribution: Russian Government-Owned Lab Most Likely Built Custom Intrusion Tools for TRITON Attackers. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

    Open source URL
  6. [6]
    mitre-attack S0609
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