Hardware Additions - T1200

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Definition

Adversaries may introduce computer accessories, networking hardware, or other computing devices into a system or network that can be used as a vector to gain access. Rather than just connecting and distributing payloads via removable storage (i.e. Replication Through Removable Media), more robust hardware additions can be used to introduce new functionalities and/or features into a system that can then be abused.

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1200["Hardware Additions"] --> |connects| HardwareDevice["Hardware Device"]; class T1200 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class HardwareDevice ArtifactNode; click HardwareDevice href "/dao/artifact/d3f:HardwareDevice";
        click T1200 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1200/"; click HardwareDevice href "/dao/artifact/d3f:HardwareDevice";             HardwareComponentInventory["Hardware Component Inventory"] -->
          | inventories | HardwareDevice["Hardware Device"];

          HardwareComponentInventory["Hardware Component Inventory"] -.->
            | may-model | T1200["Hardware Additions"] ;
          class HardwareComponentInventory DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class HardwareDevice ArtifactNode;
          click HardwareComponentInventory href "/technique/d3f:HardwareComponentInventory";

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