{"id":11119,"date":"2020-02-19T21:40:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T21:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/19\/could-this-attack-signal-the-future-of-ransomware\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:22:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:22:02","slug":"could-this-attack-signal-the-future-of-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2020\/02\/19\/could-this-attack-signal-the-future-of-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Could this attack signal the future of ransomware?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Homeland Security\u2019s cybersecurity agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-cert.gov\/ncas\/alerts\/aa20-049a\" target=_blank>released an alert<\/a> Feb. 18 that said it had responded to a ransomware attack on an unnamed pipeline operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this cyberattack was more complex than other ransomware attacks. Though the attacker entered the network through the operators\u2019 information technology network, it then targeted the operational technology network, which controls hardware and software on industrial control systems, according to the alert from the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After infiltrating the OT network, the actor deployed ransomware on both networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the victim of the attack never lost control of operations, the attack on the natural gas operator resulted in operations being shutdown for two days and disrupted business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlthough the direct operational impact of the cyberattack was limited to one control facility, geographically distinct compression facilities also had to halt operations because of pipeline transmission dependencies,&#8221; the CISA alert read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack, in which the threat actor is able to enter a network and traverse throughout to identify critical assets, may be a sign of what\u2019s next in ransomware, according to one threat intelligence company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is what we call post-compromise ransomware deployment and [it] is what we are seeing as the next trend in ransomeware [sic] (definitely including critical and industrial sectors),\u201d said Nathan Brubaker, senior manager for FireEye\u2019s Cyber Physical Team, in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack approach, Brubaker said, allows the threat actor to identify critical systems and disable security processes, ultimately allowing them to \u201ccast wider nets that impact critical systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a result, they are better positioned to negotiate and can often demand much higher ransoms \u2014 which are commonly commensurate with the victims\u2019 perceived ability to pay and the value of the ransomed assets themselves,\u201d said Brubaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Kyle Miller, chief technologist at Booz Allen Hamilton, the navigation of the threat actor to the OT network is something he sees \u201cmore frequently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>\u201c<\/i>We\u2019ve seen a rise in targeted ransomware attacks that select one target and dive deeper into the network, which seems to be what happened here,\u201d Miller said in a statement. \u201cWe are also seeing an uptick in threat actors trying to target softer environments like OT systems where things like back up and traditional security and anti-virus technologies aren\u2019t always present.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to analysis by Dragos, an industrial control system security company, the event is \u201clikely\u201d the same as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dco.uscg.mil\/Portals\/9\/DCO%20Documents\/5p\/MSIB\/2019\/MSIB_10_19.pdf\" target=_blank>an ransomware attack on a U.S Coast Guard facility<\/a> in the last week of December. 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