Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Technique · ATTACK:mobile:T1646
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{
"id": "ATTACK:mobile:T1646",
"title": "Exfiltration Over C2 Channel",
"type": "Technique",
"source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1646",
"snapshot": "mobile-attack-20.0.json",
"status": "active",
"rights": "Source metadata only; source notices retained; no operational prose or payloads",
"review_status": "machine-extracted; source-specific checks passed, editorial review pending",
"stix_id": "attack-pattern--32063d7f-0a39-440d-a4a3-2694488f96cc",
"external_id": "T1646",
"domain": "mobile",
"created": "2022-04-01T15:43:45.913Z",
"modified": "2026-05-12T15:12:00.624Z",
"version": "1.1",
"aliases": [
],
"tactics": [
"exfiltration"
],
"source_references": [
{
"source_name": "NIST Mobile Threat Catalogue",
"url": "https://pages.nist.gov/mobile-threat-catalogue/application-threats/APP-29.html",
"external_id": "APP-29"
}
]
}Explicit source assertions (31)
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ATTACK:mobile:S0551 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--0100020b-97d4-4657-bc71-c6a1774055a6
Lookout Uyghur CampaignATTACK:mobile:S1055 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--0f70bdf1-a6a7-406c-a4c0-cee509ff8369
nccgroup_sharkbot_0322ATTACK:mobile:S9004 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--1151b8cc-035b-46e2-ab5a-46e719ef97f8
ThreatFabric_Crocodilus_March2025ATTACK:mobile:S1054 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--2b065fcf-7ed1-4f88-8910-2eb46bde9ab7
cyble_drinik_1022ATTACK:mobile:S1095 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--349c2f82-1166-4dab-88d0-cfe920804b70
welivesecurity_ahrat_0523ATTACK:mobile:S1241 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3a13ea43-f3d7-4b12-93fa-65eb44d02b5e
ZimperiumGupta_RatMilad_Oct2022ATTACK:mobile:S0421 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3dd0cd4d-bcde-4105-b98e-b32add191083
Trend Micro Bouncing Golf 2019ATTACK:mobile:S1083 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3fdb8bfb-1b2d-4fac-bb41-d26a5ad18dbb
cyble_chameleon_0423ATTACK:mobile:S0418 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--41da5845-a1a8-4d10-8929-053be3496396
SecureList - ViceLeaker 2019 · Bitdefender - Triout 2018ATTACK:mobile:C0016 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--4cb926c1-c242-45c2-be46-07c22435a8a5
Cylance Dust StormATTACK:mobile:S1185 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--5976af4f-2fd4-46a0-baab-a4ae69e98bc1
LinkedIn Dmitry LightSpy 2025ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--66be8672-6075-4309-b287-c9b81249f610
MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023 · ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025ATTACK:mobile:S1061 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--6bb4de7d-1ef9-4bc8-8d34-62e176d4188a
lookout_abstractemu_1021ATTACK:mobile:S1079 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--724e1b64-7c9b-4a8f-a2ab-3f9cab539e68
lookout_bouldspy_0423ATTACK:mobile:S1077 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--7bc6460d-b36e-41ed-baa0-82d54ec19e57
lookout_hornbill_sunbird_0221ATTACK:mobile:S9040 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--94077e81-4098-48fa-a1db-cd0c926a3d24
ESETStefanko_NGateVariant_Apr2026ATTACK:mobile:S0326 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--945db15a-b356-4e05-a6a0-9b24ca9aa348
Wandera-RedDropATTACK:mobile:S1093 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--980430c1-6173-440e-b75e-c1cdb4c41560
Zimperium FlyTrapATTACK:mobile:S1094 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--98632824-9fe4-4992-aafe-31c5eac66ec1
cleafy_brata_0122ATTACK:mobile:S1080 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b6323cf4-8141-4910-8743-e42cd15b49e9
kaspersky_fakecalls_0422ATTACK:mobile:S1225 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--bb6e0232-8205-4ae8-80a8-659d33056ac8
TrendMicro_CherryBlos_July2023ATTACK:mobile:C0033 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--bbd619c8-bd9a-4107-a60f-7a3a9f953735
trendmicro_strongpity · welivesec_strongpityATTACK:mobile:S1082 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--cbb07bef-f1da-41f6-b786-4a255e8bf985
lookout_hornbill_sunbird_0221ATTACK:mobile:S0424 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--d32003ba-959b-4377-aa04-f75275c32abf
Google Triada June 2019ATTACK:mobile:S1067 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--e34c8c23-be8f-4da9-b051-5246e5f16ba8
proofpoint_flubot_0421ATTACK:mobile:S9005 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--e49f5d6a-4b8f-4649-9eb2-489524184feb
S2W_DocSwap_Mar2025ATTACK:mobile:S0507 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f1130c77-3d20-4c41-9e75-1953bf9b8abc
Lookout eSurvATTACK:mobile:S1215 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f2e75022-ff16-44a8-8fcc-18c785406fb5
SecureList OpTriangulation 23Oct2023ATTACK:mobile:S9006 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f33632d6-e0e7-4236-89da-0e41266c9a98
ESET_VajraSpy_Feb2024ATTACK:mobile:S0490 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f517a7ce-dfdc-4f42-84c1-fef136e2ea19
TrendMicro-XLoader-FakeSpyATTACK:mobile:S0399 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--fb587f81-1300-438d-a33b-f8d08530788b
Lookout Dark Caracal Jan 2018