// MITRE ATT&CK
T1001 · Data Obfuscation
Adversaries may obfuscate command and control traffic to make it more difficult to detect.(Citation: Bitdefender FunnyDream Campaign November 2020) Command and control (C2) communications are hidden (but not necessarily encrypted) in an attempt to make the content more difficult to discover or decip...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Data Obfuscation starts with your SIEM/EDR telemetry. Write a detection rule with the Sigma generator, analyze suspicious logs in the log analyzer, and place the technique on your coverage with the ATT&CK matrix.
Sub-techniques (3)
Related techniques
T1132.001
Standard Encoding T1568.002
Domain Generation Algorithms T1071.004
DNS T1071.005
Publish/Subscribe Protocols T1573.001
Symmetric Cryptography T1568.001
Fast Flux DNS T1071
Application Layer Protocol T1219
Remote Access Tools
Standard Encoding T1568.002
Domain Generation Algorithms T1071.004
DNS T1071.005
Publish/Subscribe Protocols T1573.001
Symmetric Cryptography T1568.001
Fast Flux DNS T1071
Application Layer Protocol T1219
Remote Access Tools
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