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Exfiltration Over Other Network Medium

T1011Linux · macOS · Windowsattack.mitre.org

Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over a different network medium than the command and control channel.

Detect it with

Monitor for processes utilizing the network that do not normally have network communication or have never been seen before.

Why it matters on shift

Exfiltration Over Other Network Medium is one of the concrete ways adversaries achieve exfiltration. Recognising it in telemetry lets you name the technique in your ticket and pivot to what came before and after.

What to look for next

After exfiltration, the next tactic is usually Impact. Search your telemetry for the transition before closing the ticket.

1 sub-techniques

How it shows up in practice

  1. T1011.001

    Exfiltration Over Bluetooth

    Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over Bluetooth rather than the command and control channel. If the command and control network is a wired Internet connection, an adversary may opt to exfiltrate data using a Bluetooth communication channel.

Kill-chain context

← beforeCommand and ControlExfiltrationafter →Impact