Data Obfuscation: Steganography (T1001.002)

Tactic: Command and Control · Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows, ESXi

The interactive view maps 1 detection strategy, 1 mitigation, 1 threat group, 11 software entries, 1 campaign to this technique, alongside D3FEND countermeasures and data-component coverage.

Sub-technique of Data Obfuscation (T1001).

Overview

Adversaries may use steganographic techniques to hide command and control traffic to make detection efforts more difficult. Steganographic techniques can be used to hide data in digital messages that are transferred between systems. This hidden information can be used for command and control of compromised systems. In some cases, the passing of files embedded using steganography, such as image or document files, can be used for command and control.

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• ATT&CK Intelligence View guide
• Official MITRE ATT&CK entry for T1001.002
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