MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Command and Control T1092
Description

Adversaries can perform command and control between compromised hosts on potentially disconnected networks using removable media to transfer commands from system to system.(Citation: ESET Sednit USBStealer 2014) Both systems would need to be compromised, with the likelihood that an Internet-connected system was compromised first and the second through lateral movement by [Replication Through Removable Media](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1091). Commands and files would be relayed from the disconnected system to the Internet-connected system to which the adversary has direct access.

Supported Platforms
Linux macOS Windows
Created

April 29, 2026

Last Updated

April 29, 2026

STIX Data
{'created': '2017-05-31T21:31:09.379Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries can perform command and control between '
                'compromised hosts on potentially disconnected networks using '
                'removable media to transfer commands from system to '
                'system.(Citation: ESET Sednit USBStealer 2014) Both systems '
                'would need to be compromised, with the likelihood that an '
                'Internet-connected system was compromised first and the '
                'second through lateral movement by [Replication Through '
                'Removable Media](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1091). '
                'Commands and files would be relayed from the disconnected '
                'system to the Internet-connected system to which the '
                'adversary has direct access.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1092',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1092'},
                         {'description': 'Calvet, J. (2014, November 11). '
                                         'Sednit Espionage Group Attacking '
                                         'Air-Gapped Networks. Retrieved '
                                         'January 4, 2017.',
                          'source_name': 'ESET Sednit USBStealer 2014',
                          'url': 'http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/11/11/sednit-espionage-group-attacking-air-gapped-networks/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--64196062-5210-42c3-9a02-563a0d1797ef',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'command-and-control'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:52.106Z',
 'name': 'Communication Through Removable Media',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': False,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Linux', 'macOS', 'Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.0'}
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