Threat intelligence / Technique

Compromise Hardware Supply Chain

Adversaries may manipulate hardware components in products prior to receipt by a final consumer for the purpose of data or system compromise. By modifying hardware or firmware in the supply chain, adversaries can insert a backdoor into consumer networks that may be difficult to detect and give the adversary a high degree of control over the system. Hardware backdoors may be inserted into various devices, such as servers, workstations, network infrastructure, or peripherals.

Technique

TypeTechnique

External ID—

First seen2026-08-14

Last seen2026-08-14

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Adversaries may manipulate hardware components in products prior to receipt by a final consumer for the purpose of data or system compromise. By modifying hardware or firmware in the supply chain, adversaries can insert a backdoor into consumer networks that may be difficult to detect and give the adversary a high degree of control over the system. Hardware backdoors may be inserted into various devices, such as servers, workstations, network infrastructure, or peripherals.

14 recorded

Relationships

mapped-to

from ASIC With Malicious Functionality

Technique

mapped-to

from Counterfeit Hardware Component Inserted During Product Assembly

Technique

mapped-to

from Design for FPGA Maliciously Altered

Technique

mapped-to

from Hardware Component Substitution

Technique

mapped-to

from Hardware Component Substitution During Baselining

Technique

mapped-to

from Hardware Integrity Attack

Technique

mapped-to

from Infiltration of Hardware Development Environment

Technique

mapped-to

from Malicious Code Implanted During Chip Programming

Technique

mapped-to

from Malicious Hardware Component Replacement

Technique

mapped-to

from Malicious Logic Inserted Into Product by Authorized Developer

Technique

mapped-to

from Requirements for ASIC Functionality Maliciously Altered

Technique

mapped-to

from Server Motherboard Compromise

Technique

mitigates

from Boot Integrity

Mitigation

subtechnique-of

to Supply Chain Compromise

Technique

1 external

References

mitre-attack

T1195.003