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T1120: T1120

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 16/12/2025 19:37 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:09

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1120
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
16/12/2025 19:37
Modified
27/03/2026 01:09
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Aliases

Peripheral Device Discovery

Platforms

windows macos linux

Description

Adversaries may attempt to gather information about attached peripheral devices and components connected to a computer system.(Citation: Peripheral Discovery Linux)(Citation: Peripheral Discovery macOS) Peripheral devices could include auxiliary resources that support a variety of functionalities such as keyboards, printers, cameras, smart card readers, or removable storage. The information may be used to enhance their awareness of the system and network environment or may be used for further actions.

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-attack discovery

Marking (TLP)

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External references

Related entities

Intrusion sets, malware, reports, vulnerabilities, indicators and other entities linked to this technique.