T0826: Loss of Availability
Essential information
- MITRE technique ID
T0826- Confidence
- 100/100
- Revoked
- No
- Published
- 21/05/2020 19:43
- Modified
- 27/03/2026 01:44
- Author / Source
- The MITRE Corporation
Description
Adversaries may attempt to disrupt essential components or systems to prevent owner and operator from delivering products or services. (Citation: Corero) (Citation: Michael J. Assante and Robert M. Lee) (Citation: Tyson Macaulay)
Adversaries may leverage malware to delete or encrypt critical data on HMIs, workstations, or databases.
In the 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware incident, pipeline operations were temporally halted on May 7th and were not fully restarted until May 12th. (Citation: Colonial Pipeline Company May 2021)
Kill chain phases
| Kill chain | Phase |
|---|---|
| mitre-ics-attack | impact |
Marking (TLP)
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