T1438: Exfiltration Over Other Network Medium
Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over a different network medium than the command and control channel. If the command and control network is a standard Internet connection, the exfiltration may occur, for example, via Bluetooth, or another radio frequency (RF) channel.
Adversaries may choose to do this if they have sufficient access or proximity, and the connection might not be secured or defended as well as the primary Internet-connected channel because it is not routed through the same enterprise network.
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Exfiltration Over Other Network Medium
Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over a different network medium than the command and control channel. If the command and control network is a standard Internet connection, the exfiltration may occur, for example, via Bluetooth, or another radio frequency (RF) channel.
Adversaries may choose to do this if they have sufficient access or proximity, and the connection might not be secured or defended as well as the primary Internet-connected channel because it is not routed through the same enterprise network.
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Related techniques
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| Domain | ID | Name | Relationship / procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | T1644 | Out of Band Data | This object revoked by Out of Band Data. |
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Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases (1)
| Release | Bundle imported | Object version | Modified | Status | Raw hash |
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| 19.1 | 2.0 | Current bundle Revoked | 47bec955f67e… |
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External references and citations
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[1]
NIST Mobile Threat Catalogue APP-30Open source URL
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[2]
mitre-attack T1438Open source URL
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