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T1643Not expressible in SigmaMOBILE

Generate Traffic from Victim

ImpactAndroid, iOS

Where this stands

No Sigma rule can address this — the telemetry MITRE names has no Sigma logsource behind it.

Sigma has no logsource taxonomy for mobile platforms. MITRE's telemetry here is mobile EDR and device APIs, which no Sigma rule can address.

What the technique is

Adversaries may generate outbound traffic from devices. This is typically performed to manipulate external outcomes, such as to achieve carrier billing fraud or to manipulate app store rankings or ratings. Outbound traffic is typically generated as SMS messages or general web traffic, but may take other forms as well. If done via SMS messages, Android apps must hold the SEND_SMS permission. Additionally, sending an SMS message requires user consent if the recipient is a premium number. Applications cannot send SMS messages on iOS

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What MITRE says you would watch

  • AN1659

    On Android, the user can review which applications can use premium SMS features in the "Special access" page within application settings. Application vetting services can detect when applications request the SEND_SMS permission, which should be infrequently used.

  • AN1660

    On Android, the user can review which applications can use premium SMS features in the "Special access" page within application settings. Application vetting services can detect when applications request the SEND_SMS permission, which should be infrequently used.

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