Technique
technique:usb_drive_infection
Also: USB propagation, USB stick
Use of USB sticks to transfer malware across the air gap into systems used at Natanz.
Use of USB sticks to transfer malware across the air gap into systems used at Natanz.
“the attackers came up with the idea of putting the virus on a USB stick”
“the only way to use those computers was to be physically present”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | INITIAL_ACCESS_VIA | Stuxnet | Explicit | 29 |
| incoming | USES | Stuxnet | Explicit | 29 |
Stuxnet INITIAL_ACCESS_VIA USB drive infection
The attackers attempted to overcome Natanz’s air gap by placing Stuxnet on USB sticks and getting them into the facility.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 29 Details
“the attackers came up with the idea of putting the virus on a USB stick”
Stuxnet USES USB drive infection
Stuxnet was distributed through infected USB sticks as a way to reach the air-gapped facility.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 29 Details
“USB sticks with the Stuxnet virus were spread”