MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Exfiltration T1052.001
Description

Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over a USB connected physical device. In certain circumstances, such as an air-gapped network compromise, exfiltration could occur via a USB device introduced by a user. The USB device could be used as the final exfiltration point or to hop between otherwise disconnected systems.

Supported Platforms
Linux Windows macOS
Created

April 29, 2026

Last Updated

April 29, 2026

STIX Data
{'created': '2020-03-11T13:50:11.467Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over a USB '
                'connected physical device. In certain circumstances, such as '
                'an air-gapped network compromise, exfiltration could occur '
                'via a USB device introduced by a user. The USB device could '
                'be used as the final exfiltration point or to hop between '
                'otherwise disconnected systems.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1052.001',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1052/001'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--a3e1e6c5-9c74-4fc0-a16c-a9d228c17829',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'exfiltration'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:10.994Z',
 'name': 'Exfiltration over USB',
 '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_contributors': ['William Cain'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': True,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Linux', 'Windows', 'macOS'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.2'}
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