Defacement - T1491

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Subtechniques

Definition

Adversaries may modify visual content available internally or externally to an enterprise network, thus affecting the integrity of the original content. Reasons for Defacement include delivering messaging, intimidation, or claiming (possibly false) credit for an intrusion. Disturbing or offensive images may be used as a part of Defacement in order to cause user discomfort, or to pressure compliance with accompanying messages.

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1491["Defacement"] --> |modifies| Resource["Resource"]; class T1491 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class Resource ArtifactNode; click Resource href "/dao/artifact/d3f:Resource";
        click T1491 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1491/"; click Resource href "/dao/artifact/d3f:Resource"; T1491["Defacement"] --> |modifies| NetworkResource["Network Resource"]; class T1491 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class NetworkResource ArtifactNode; click NetworkResource href "/dao/artifact/d3f:NetworkResource";
        click T1491 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1491/"; click NetworkResource href "/dao/artifact/d3f:NetworkResource";                          DecoyNetworkResource["Decoy Network Resource"] -->
          | spoofs | NetworkResource["Network Resource"];

          DecoyNetworkResource["Decoy Network Resource"] -.->
            | may-deceive | T1491["Defacement"] ;
          class DecoyNetworkResource DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class NetworkResource ArtifactNode;
          click DecoyNetworkResource href "/technique/d3f:DecoyNetworkResource"; NetworkResourceAccessMediation["Network Resource Access Mediation"] -->
          | isolates | NetworkResource["Network Resource"];

          NetworkResourceAccessMediation["Network Resource Access Mediation"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1491["Defacement"] ;
          class NetworkResourceAccessMediation DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class NetworkResource ArtifactNode;
          click NetworkResourceAccessMediation href "/technique/d3f:NetworkResourceAccessMediation";

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