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Stuxnet S0603

Type: malware
Platform: Windows
Created: 14 December 2020
Last modified: 24 April 2026

Stuxnet was the first publicly reported malware to specifically target industrial control systems devices. Stuxnet is a large and complex malware that utilized multiple behaviors, including numerous zero-day vulnerabilities, a sophisticated Windows rootkit, and network infection routines.[1][2][3][4] Stuxnet was discovered in 2010, with some components being used as early as November 2008.[1]

TechniquesTop 2%

TacticsTop 2%

Threat groupsNone recorded

CampaignsNone recorded

Enterprise ATT&CK only. Any Mobile or ICS rows on the same ATT&CK page are not carried.

MITRE reference S0603

Fallback Channels T1008↗

Stuxnet has the ability to generate new C2 domains.6

Command and Control5 detection rules

Query Registry T1012↗

Stuxnet searches the Registry for indicators of security programs.7

Discovery27 detection rules

Rootkit T1014↗

Stuxnet uses a Windows rootkit to mask its binaries and other relevant files.8

Stealth6 detection rules

System Network Configuration Discovery T1016↗

Stuxnet collects the IP address of a compromised system.9

Discovery25 detection rules

Remote Services T1021↗

Stuxnet can propagate via peer-to-peer communication and updates using RPC.10

Lateral Movement16 detection rules

SMB/Windows Admin Shares T1021.002↗

Stuxnet propagates to available network shares.11

Lateral Movement54 detection rules

Standing S0603

Reach is how much of ATT&CK this tool touches. Coverage is how well defended each thing it does is, as a median per technique rather than a total — a total would just restate the reach. Each figure is ranked against all 825 ATT&CK software entries only where that population actually spreads. Where most of the population shares one value, a percentile would rank the tie instead of the entity, so the raw value is shown and no rank is claimed.

Reach

Techniques44Top 2%

98th percentile · 98% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have this many Enterprise techniques or fewer.

Tactics11Top 2%

98th percentile · 98% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have this many tactics spanned or fewer.

Threat groups061% tie · 22 values

61% of the population shares a single value across only 22 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.

Campaigns085% tie · 8 values

85% of the population shares a single value across only 8 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.

Coverage

Rules / technique14.5med30th pct

30th percentile · 70% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more detection rules per technique.

Tests / technique3.5med

Detection coverage S0603

1261 distinct rules cover the 44 techniques recorded for this tool. The 1388 technique-to-rule mappings resolve to 1261 distinct rules, because one rule can cover several techniques. 766 Sigma · 495 Splunk.

41 covered by at least one rule3 with no coverage1261 distinct rules in total

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MITRE reference S0603

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