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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.

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malware

Stuxnet S0603

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

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.

Stuxnet 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 malware 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 / technique4med28th pct

28th percentile · 72% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more atomic tests per technique.

Data comps / technique4med54% tie · 11 values

54% of the population shares a single value across only 11 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.

Mitigations / technique1med57th pct

57th percentile · 57% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have this many mitigations per technique or fewer.

5 of 8 axes carry an honest rank on this page. Coverage medians are taken across this malware’s 44 Enterprise techniques.

Range

Technique Campaign use over its cumulative rule count.

Campaigns · 0Sigma rules (cumulative) · 768Splunk ESCU (cumulative) · 497