MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Description
Adversaries may insert, delete, or manipulate data at rest in order to influence external outcomes or hide activity, thus threatening the integrity of the data.(Citation: FireEye APT38 Oct 2018)(Citation: DOJ Lazarus Sony 2018) By manipulating stored data, adversaries may attempt to affect a business process, organizational understanding, and decision making. Stored data could include a variety of file formats, such as Office files, databases, stored emails, and custom file formats. The type of modification and the impact it will have depends on the type of data as well as the goals and objectives of the adversary. For complex systems, an adversary would likely need special expertise and possibly access to specialized software related to the system that would typically be gained through a prolonged information gathering campaign in order to have the desired impact.
Supported Platforms
Created
April 29, 2026
Last Updated
April 29, 2026
STIX Data
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'description': 'Adversaries may insert, delete, or manipulate data at rest in '
'order to influence external outcomes or hide activity, thus '
'threatening the integrity of the data.(Citation: FireEye '
'APT38 Oct 2018)(Citation: DOJ Lazarus Sony 2018) By '
'manipulating stored data, adversaries may attempt to affect a '
'business process, organizational understanding, and decision '
'making.\n'
'\n'
'Stored data could include a variety of file formats, such as '
'Office files, databases, stored emails, and custom file '
'formats. The type of modification and the impact it will have '
'depends on the type of data as well as the goals and '
'objectives of the adversary. For complex systems, an '
'adversary would likely need special expertise and possibly '
'access to specialized software related to the system that '
'would typically be gained through a prolonged information '
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'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1565.001',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1565/001'},
{'description': 'Department of Justice. (2018, '
'September 6). Criminal Complaint - '
'United States of America v. PARK JIN '
'HYOK. Retrieved March 29, 2019.',
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'url': 'https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1092091/download'},
{'description': 'FireEye. (2018, October 03). APT38: '
'Un-usual Suspects. Retrieved '
'November 17, 2024.',
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'name': 'Stored Data Manipulation',
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