Technique
technique:false_flag
Also: false clues, false flags
Deceptive forensic clues inserted into malware or its infrastructure to make attribution point toward another actor or country.
Deceptive forensic clues inserted into malware or its infrastructure to make attribution point toward another actor or country.
“they had built-in tracks pointing in every direction at once”
“There was a whole collection of them”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | INVOLVES | Olympic Destroyer | Explicit | 77 |
Olympic Destroyer INVOLVES false flag
The attack involved numerous false flags and clues pointing toward different countries.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Andy Greenberg EP 77 Details
“the hackers, instead of trying to simply cover their tracks, they had built-in tracks pointing in every direction at once”