Network component
network_component:mac_address
Also: MAC addresses, matching MAC address
Local network-interface identifier included in the vulnerable-device data and used to identify manufacturers.
Local network-interface identifier included in the vulnerable-device data and used to identify manufacturers.
“The MAC address is a local designator assigned to every network interface on every device in the world.”
Hardware network identifier used by the school investigation to associate Finn’s tablet with the incident.
“the school did determine the tablet was used in this hack because of a matching MAC address”
Layer 2 hardware address used in the investigation to identify the laptop connected to Nick’s home router.
“When his laptop connects to the Wi-Fi router, that’s a layer 2 connection of the OSI model, MAC addresses.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | MENTIONS | Internet Census of 2012 | Explicit | 13 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | Finn school hacking incident | Explicit | 17 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | Ubiquiti breach | Explicit | 178 |
Internet Census of 2012 MENTIONS MAC address
The Internet Census data included MAC addresses for the identified devices.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Parth Shukla EP 13 Details
“it just basically contained MAC addresses, manufacturers, RAM, hostname, CPU info, IPs, country codes of all the devices.”
Finn school hacking incident INVOLVES MAC address
The school linked Finn’s tablet to the incident through a matching MAC address.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 17 Details
“After three hours the school did determine the tablet was used in this hack because of a matching MAC address.”
Ubiquiti breach INVOLVES MAC address
Investigators used MAC-address information from the home router to identify the device involved in the attack.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 178 Details
“they can see which MAC address connected to that Ubiquiti router”