CAPEC-610
Cellular Data Injection
Adversaries inject data into mobile technology traffic (data flows or signaling data) to disrupt communications or conduct additional surveillance operations.
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Prerequisites
None
Skills required
- High skill
Often achieved by nation states in conjunction with commercial cellular providers to conduct cellular traffic intercept and possible traffic injection.
Consequences
| Impact | Affects | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Resource Consumption | Availability | Attackers can disrupt or deny mobile technology communications and operations. |
| Modify Data | Availability | Attackers can inject false data into data or signaling system data flows of communications and operations, or re-route data flows or signaling data for the purpose of further data intercept and capture. |
Mitigations
Commercial defensive technology to detect and alert to any attempts to modify mobile technology data flows or to inject new data into existing data flows and signaling data.
Related attack patterns
- Part of
- CAPEC-240 Resource Injection
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