// MITRE ATT&CK
T1052 · Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data via a physical medium, such as a removable drive. In certain circumstances, such as an air-gapped network compromise, exfiltration could occur via a physical medium or device introduced by a user. Such media could be an external hard drive, USB drive, cellu...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Exfiltration Over Physical Medium 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 (1)
Related techniques
T1567
Exfiltration Over Web Service T1567.004
Exfiltration Over Webhook T1029
Scheduled Transfer T1011
Exfiltration Over Other Network Medium T1011.001
Exfiltration Over Bluetooth T1020
Automated Exfiltration T1048.001
Exfiltration Over Symmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol T1020.001
Traffic Duplication
Exfiltration Over Web Service T1567.004
Exfiltration Over Webhook T1029
Scheduled Transfer T1011
Exfiltration Over Other Network Medium T1011.001
Exfiltration Over Bluetooth T1020
Automated Exfiltration T1048.001
Exfiltration Over Symmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol T1020.001
Traffic Duplication
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