Triton (malware)

Malware that can disable industrial safety systems

Triton is malware first discovered at a Saudi Arabian petrochemical plant in 2017.[1][2] It can disable safety instrumented systems, which can then contribute to a plant disaster.[3]

In December 2017, it was reported that the safety systems of an unidentified power station, believed to be in Saudi Arabia, were compromised when the Triconex industrial safety technology made by Schneider Electric SE was targeted in what is believed to have been a state sponsored attack. The computer security company Symantec claimed that the malware, known as "Triton", exploited a vulnerability in computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system.[2]

In 2018, FireEye, a company that researches cyber-security, reported that the malware most likely came from the Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (CNIIHM), a research entity in Russia.[4]

It was reported by Wired that Triton's attacks were registered in North America, China, and Russia.[5]

## See also

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* Advanced persistent threat
* Cyber electronic warfare
* Cyber security standards
* Cyberattack
* Cyberterrorism
* Stuxnet

## References

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1. ^ Franzetti, Davide (26 February 2019). "Oil & Gas Cybersecurity and Process Safety Converge". Security Boulevard.
2. ^ a b Gibbs, Samuel (15 December 2017). "Triton: hackers take out safety systems in watershed attack on energy plant". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
3. ^ Giles, Martin (5 March 2019). "Triton is the world's most murderous malware, and it's spreading". Technology Review.
4. ^ Sobczak, Blake (7 March 2019). "The inside story of the world's most dangerous malware". E&E News.
5. ^ "Cos'è Triton, il malware che può causare incidenti catastrofici". Wired Italia (in Italian). 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2023-06-30.

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Major incidents|

| 2010|

* Operation Aurora (publication of 2009 events)
* Australian cyberattacks
* Operation Olympic Games
* Operation ShadowNet
* Operation Payback

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2011|

* Canadian government
* DigiNotar
* DNSChanger
* HBGary Federal
* Operation AntiSec
* PlayStation network outage
* RSA SecurID compromise

2012|

* LinkedIn hack
* Stratfor email leak
* Operation High Roller

2013|

* South Korea cyberattack
* Snapchat hack
* Cyberterrorism attack of June 25
* 2013 Yahoo! data breach
* Singapore cyberattacks

2014|

* Anthem medical data breach
* Operation Tovar
* 2014 celebrity nude photo leak
* 2014 JPMorgan Chase data breach
* 2014 Sony Pictures hack
* Russian hacker password theft
* 2014 Yahoo! data breach

2015|

* Office of Personnel Management data breach
* HackingTeam
* Ashley Madison data breach
* VTech data breach
* Ukrainian Power Grid Cyberattack
* SWIFT banking hack

2016|

* Bangladesh Bank robbery
* Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center ransomware incident
* Commission on Elections data breach
* Democratic National Committee cyber attacks
* Vietnam Airport Hacks
* DCCC cyber attacks
* Indian Bank data breaches
* Surkov leaks
* Dyn cyberattack
* Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections
* 2016 Bitfinex hack

2017|

* SHAttered
* 2017 Macron e-mail leaks
* WannaCry ransomware attack
* Westminster data breach
* Petya and NotPetya
* 2017 Ukraine ransomware attacks
* Equifax data breach
* Deloitte breach
* Disqus breach

2018|

* Trustico
* Atlanta cyberattack
* SingHealth data breach

2019|

* Sri Lanka cyberattack
* Baltimore ransomware attack
* Bulgarian revenue agency hack
* WhatsApp snooping scandal
* Jeff Bezos phone hacking incident

Hacktivism|

* Anonymous
* associated events
* CyberBerkut
* GNAA
* Goatse Security
* Lizard Squad
* LulzRaft
* LulzSec
* New World Hackers
* NullCrew
* OurMine
* PayPal 14
* RedHack
* Teamp0ison
* TDO
* UGNazi
* Ukrainian Cyber Alliance

Groups|

* Appin
* Bangladesh Black Hat Hackers
* Bureau 121
* Charming Kitten
* Cozy Bear
* Dark Basin
* DarkMatter
* Elfin Team
* Equation Group
* Fancy Bear
* GOSSIPGIRL (confederation)
* Guccifer 2.0
* Hacking Team
* Helix Kitten
* Iranian Cyber Army
* Lazarus Group
* BlueNorOff
* AndAriel
* Lords of Dharmaraja
* NSO Group
* Numbered Panda
* PLA Unit 61398
* PLA Unit 61486
* PLATINUM
* Pranknet
* Red Apollo
* Rocket Kitten
* Stealth Falcon
* Syrian Electronic Army
* Tailored Access Operations
* The Shadow Brokers
* xDedic
* Yemen Cyber Army

Individuals|

* Ryan Ackroyd
* Mustafa Al-Bassam
* George Hotz
* Guccifer
* Elliott Gunton
* Jeremy Hammond
* Junaid Hussain
* MLT
* Sabu
* Track2
* Topiary
* The Jester

Major vulnerabilities
publicly disclosed|

* Evercookie (2010)
* iSeeYou (2013)
* Heartbleed (2014)
* Shellshock (2014)
* POODLE (2014)
* Rootpipe (2014)
* Row hammer (2014)
* SS7 vulnerabilities (2014)
* WinShock (2014)
* JASBUG (2015)
* Stagefright (2015)
* DROWN (2016)
* Badlock (2016)
* Dirty COW (2016)
* Cloudbleed (2017)
* Broadcom Wi-Fi (2017)
* EternalBlue (2017)
* DoublePulsar (2017)
* Silent Bob is Silent (2017)
* KRACK (2017)
* ROCA vulnerability (2017)
* BlueBorne (2017)
* Meltdown (2018)
* Spectre (2018)
* EFAIL (2018)
* Exactis (2018)
* Speculative Store Bypass (2018)
* Lazy FP state restore (2018)
* TLBleed (2018)
* SigSpoof (2018)
* Foreshadow (2018)
* Dragonblood (2019)
* Microarchitectural Data Sampling (2019)
* BlueKeep (2019)
* Kr00k (2019)

Malware|

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* Bad Rabbit
* Black Energy 2
* SpyEye
* Stuxnet

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2011|

* Coreflood
* Alureon
* Duqu
* Kelihos
* Metulji botnet
* Stars

2012|

* Carna
* Dexter
* FBI
* Flame
* Mahdi
* Red October
* Shamoon

2013|

* CryptoLocker
* DarkSeoul

2014|

* Brambul
* Black Energy 3
* Carbanak
* Careto
* DarkHotel
* Duqu 2.0
* FinFisher
* Gameover ZeuS
* Regin

2015|

* Dridex
* Hidden Tear
* Rombertik
* TeslaCrypt

2016|

* Hitler
* Jigsaw
* KeRanger
* Necurs
* MEMZ
* Mirai
* Pegasus
* Petya and NotPetya
* X-Agent

2017|

* BrickerBot
* Kirk
* LogicLocker
* Rensenware
* Triton
* WannaCry
* XafeCopy

2018|

* VPNFilter

2019|

* Grum
* Joanap
* NetTraveler
* R2D2
* Tinba
* Titanium
* ZeroAccess botnet

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