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'}