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  "description": "Adversaries may explicitly employ a known encryption algorithm to conceal command and control traffic rather than relying on any inherent protections provided by a communication protocol. Despite the use of a secure algorithm, these implementations may be vulnerable to reverse engineering if necessary secret keys are encoded and/or generated within malware samples/configuration files.",
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  "x_mitre_platforms": [
    "Android",
    "iOS"
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  "x_mitre_tactic_type": [
    "Post-Adversary Device Access"
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}