Timestomp - T1070.006

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Definition

Adversaries may modify file time attributes to hide new or changes to existing files. Timestomping is a technique that modifies the timestamps of a file (the modify, access, create, and change times), often to mimic files that are in the same folder. This is done, for example, on files that have been modified or created by the adversary so that they do not appear conspicuous to forensic investigators or file analysis tools.

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1070006["Timestomp"] --> |forges| FileSystemMetadata["File System Metadata"]; class T1070006 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class FileSystemMetadata ArtifactNode; click FileSystemMetadata href "/dao/artifact/d3f:FileSystemMetadata";
        click T1070006 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1070.006/"; click FileSystemMetadata href "/dao/artifact/d3f:FileSystemMetadata";

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