TACTIC: PERSISTENCE
Scheduled Task (T1053.005): real cases
MITRE Definition ↗ Adversaries abuse task scheduling utilities to execute malicious code at fixed intervals or system startup.
Key Facts
Technique ID
T1053.005
Persistence
Mapped Cases
1
Primary sources
Related Laws
0
Criminal statutes
- ATT&CK Technique Identifier: T1053.005.
- Tactical Phase: Persistence.
- Substantiated in 1 primary court prosecution cases.
- Every associated case includes verbatim evidentiary excerpts from indictments or sworn affidavits.
Verified Evidentiary Case Records
U.S. v. Yakubets & Turashev (Evil Corp / Dridex Banking Malware)
fugitive 2019-11-14
Primary Source Evidence Excerpt: CISA Advisory AA19-339A
"Conspirators created scheduled tasks via schtasks.exe to trigger periodic secondary bot payload downloads."
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
View full case dossier →