MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Exfiltration T1052
Description

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, cellular phone, MP3 player, or other removable storage and processing device. The physical medium or device could be used as the final exfiltration point or to hop between otherwise disconnected systems.

Supported Platforms
Linux macOS Windows
Created

April 29, 2026

Last Updated

April 29, 2026

STIX Data
{'created': '2017-05-31T21:30:46.461Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': '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, '
                'cellular phone, MP3 player, or other removable storage and '
                'processing device. The physical medium or device could be '
                'used as the final exfiltration point or to hop between '
                'otherwise disconnected systems.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1052',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1052'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--e6415f09-df0e-48de-9aba-928c902b7549',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'exfiltration'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:32.547Z',
 'name': 'Exfiltration Over Physical Medium',
 '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': False,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Linux', 'macOS', 'Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.3'}
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