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Olympic Destroyer is malware that was used by Sandworm Team against the 2018 Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The main purpose of the malware was to render infected computer systems inoperable. The malware leverages various native Windows utilities and API calls to carry out its destructive tasks. Olympic Destroyer has worm-like features to spread itself across a computer network in order to maximize its destructive impact.
| Technique | Procedure example |
|---|---|
| T1003.001 LSASS Memory |
Olympic Destroyer contains a module that tries to obtain credentials from LSASS, similar to Mimikatz. These credentials are used with PsExec and Windows Management Instrumentation to help the malware propagate itself across a network. |
| T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery |
Olympic Destroyer uses API calls to enumerate the infected system's ARP table. |
| T1018 Remote System Discovery |
Olympic Destroyer uses Windows Management Instrumentation to enumerate all systems in the network. |
| T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares |
Olympic Destroyer uses PsExec to interact with the |
| T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation |
Olympic Destroyer uses WMI to help propagate itself across a network. |
| T1135 Network Share Discovery |
Olympic Destroyer will attempt to enumerate mapped network shares to later attempt to wipe all files on those shares. |
| T1485 Data Destruction |
Olympic Destroyer overwrites files locally and on remote shares. |
| T1489 Service Stop |
Olympic Destroyer uses the API call |
| T1490 Inhibit System Recovery |
Olympic Destroyer uses the native Windows utilities |
| T1529 System Shutdown/Reboot |
Olympic Destroyer will shut down the compromised system after it is done modifying system configuration settings. |
| T1555.003 Credentials from Web Browsers |
Olympic Destroyer contains a module that tries to obtain stored credentials from web browsers. |
| T1569.002 Service Execution |
Olympic Destroyer utilizes PsExec to help propagate itself across a network. |
| T1570 Lateral Tool Transfer |
Olympic Destroyer attempts to copy itself to remote machines on the network. |
| T1685.005 Clear Windows Event Logs |
Olympic Destroyer will attempt to clear the System and Security event logs using |
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