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Ransomware (Attack Tree)

Paths an attacker could take to deploy ransomware.

Template previewAttack tree (cybersec)
Deploy ransomwareGOALcost 1Encrypt company filesORcost 1Initial accessLEAFcost 1Phishing attachmentlowdet mediumLEAFcost 4Exploit VPN CVEhighdet mediumANDcost 5Privilege escalationLEAFcost 3Steal admin tokenmediumdet highLEAFcost 2Abuse misconfigurationmediumdet lowORcost 3Lateral movementLEAFcost 3Pass-the-hashhighdet medium

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title "Deploy ransomware"
goal G "Encrypt company files"
OR   G1 "Initial access" parent G
AND  G2 "Privilege escalation" parent G
OR   G3 "Lateral movement" parent G
leaf L1 "Phishing attachment" parent G1 cost 1 skill low detect medium
leaf L2 "Exploit VPN CVE" parent G1 cost 4 skill high detect medium
leaf L3 "Steal admin token" parent G2 cost 3 skill medium detect high
leaf L4 "Abuse misconfiguration" parent G2 cost 2 skill medium detect low
leaf L5 "Pass-the-hash" parent G3 cost 3 skill high detect medium