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Adversaries may cause damage and destruction of property to infrastructure, equipment, and the surrounding environment when attacking control systems.
Passed 22 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 13 of 23 without it.
and 5 more in the full report
9 fixed14 passed either way1 still failing0 broke
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One of 8 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
In 2014, a targeted cyber attack on a steel facility caused catastrophic physical damage due to an uncontrolled blast furnace shutdown. Which security agency documented this real-world ICS damage incident?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes the report to the German Federal Office for Information Security BSI. | Passed | Passed |
| Identifies the blast furnace uncontrolled shutdown as the cause of physical damage. | Missed | Passed |
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Adversaries may cause damage and destruction of property to infrastructure, equipment, and the surrounding environment when attacking control systems. This technique may result in device and operational equipment breakdown, or represent tangential damage from other techniques used in an attack. Depending on the severity of physical damage and disruption caused to control processes and systems, this technique may result in Loss of Safety. Operations that result in Loss of Control may also cause damage to property, which may be directly or indirectly motivated by an adversary seeking to cause impact in the form of Loss of Productivity and Revenue.
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) reported a targeted attack on a steel mill under an incidents affecting business section of its 2014 IT Security Report. These targeted attacks affected industrial operations and resulted in breakdowns of control system components and even entire installations. As a result of these breakdowns, massive impact and damage resulted from the uncontrolled shutdown of a blast furnace.
A Polish student used a remote controller device to interface with the Lodz city tram system in Poland. Using this remote, the student was able to capture and replay legitimate tram signals. This resulted in damage to impacted trams, people, and the surrounding property. Reportedly, four trams were derailed and were forced to make emergency stops. Commands issued by the student may have also resulted in tram collisions, causing harm to those on board and the environment outside.
Platforms: ICS
Determine if the target ICS/SCADA environment is susceptible to Damage to Property by examining operational technology systems and network architecture.
Review whether mitigations for T0879 are in place. If defenses are absent or misconfigured, this technique may be exploitable in the ICS environment.
Use host-based allowlists to prevent devices from accepting connections from unauthorized systems. For example, allowlists can be used to ensure devices can only connect with master stations or known management/engineering workstations.
test cases passed, vs 13 / 23 without
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