MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Command and Control T1188
Description

To disguise the source of malicious traffic, adversaries may chain together multiple proxies. Typically, a defender will be able to identify the last proxy traffic traversed before it enters their network; the defender may or may not be able to identify any previous proxies before the last-hop proxy. This technique makes identifying the original source of the malicious traffic even more difficult by requiring the defender to trace malicious traffic through several proxies to identify its source.

Supported Platforms
Linux macOS Windows
Created

April 29, 2026

Last Updated

April 29, 2026

STIX Data
{'created': '2018-01-16T16:13:52.465Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'To disguise the source of malicious traffic, adversaries may '
                'chain together multiple proxies. Typically, a defender will '
                'be able to identify the last proxy traffic traversed before '
                'it enters their network; the defender may or may not be able '
                'to identify any previous proxies before the last-hop proxy. '
                'This technique makes identifying the original source of the '
                'malicious traffic even more difficult by requiring the '
                'defender to trace malicious traffic through several proxies '
                'to identify its source.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1188',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1188'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--7d751199-05fa-4a72-920f-85df4506c76c',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'command-and-control'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:00.838Z',
 'name': 'Multi-hop Proxy',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': True,
 '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': '1.1'}
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