Adversaries may modify systems in order to manipulate the data as it is accessed and displayed to an end user, thus threatening the integrity of the data.(Citation: FireEye APT38 Oct 2018)(Citation: DOJ Lazarus Sony 2018) By manipulating runtime data, adversaries may attempt to affect a business process, organizational understanding, and decision making.
Adversaries may alter application binaries used to display data in order to cause runtime manipulations. Adversaries may also conduct Change Default File Association and Masquerading to cause a similar effect. The type of modification and the impact it will have depends on the target application and process as well as the goals and objectives of the adversary. For complex systems, an adversary would likely need special expertise and possibly access to specialized software related to the system that would typically be gained through a prolonged information gathering campaign in order to have the desired impact.
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSP-10 | Sensitive Data Transfer | mitigates | T1565.003 | Runtime Data Manipulation |
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The control describes the implementation of strong technical and procedural safeguards, such as TLS with strong keys)to protect sensitive data during transfer and prevent unauthorized access or interception. For this technique, encrypt all important data flows to reduce the impact of tailored modifications on data in transit. Also, In cloud environments, use VPCs, subnets, and security groups to isolate applications and enforce traffic rules on those systems to mitigate any against unauthorized access and tampering.
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