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Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack

Triton Safety Instrumented System Attack was a campaign employed by TEMP.Veles which leveraged the Triton malware framework against a petrochemical organization. The malware and techniques used within this campaign targeted specific Triconex Safety Controllers within the environment. The incident was eventually discovered due to a safety trip that occurred as a result of an issue in the malware.

First observedJun 1, 2017
Last observedAug 1, 2017
Attributed actors1
Source-backed events3
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TEMP.Veles

TEMP.Veles is a Russia-based threat group that has targeted critical infrastructure. The group has been observed utilizing TRITON, a malware framework designed to manipulate industrial safety systems.

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Malware and tools 2

  • MimikatzTool | TEMP.Veles
  • PsExecTool | TEMP.Veles

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