Compromise Hardware Supply Chain - T1195.003

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Definition

Adversaries may manipulate hardware components in products prior to receipt by a final consumer for the purpose of data or system compromise. By modifying hardware or firmware in the supply chain, adversaries can insert a backdoor into consumer networks that may be difficult to detect and give the adversary a high degree of control over the system. Hardware backdoors may be inserted into various devices, such as servers, workstations, network infrastructure, or peripherals.

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1195003["Compromise Hardware Supply Chain"] --> |modifies| HardwareDevice["Hardware Device"]; class T1195003 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class HardwareDevice ArtifactNode; click HardwareDevice href "/dao/artifact/d3f:HardwareDevice";
        click T1195003 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1195.003/"; click HardwareDevice href "/dao/artifact/d3f:HardwareDevice";             HardwareComponentInventory["Hardware Component Inventory"] -->
          | inventories | HardwareDevice["Hardware Device"];

          HardwareComponentInventory["Hardware Component Inventory"] -.->
            | may-model | T1195003["Compromise Hardware Supply Chain"] ;
          class HardwareComponentInventory DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class HardwareDevice ArtifactNode;
          click HardwareComponentInventory href "/technique/d3f:HardwareComponentInventory";

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