T1120: T1120
Essential information
- MITRE technique ID
T1120- Confidence
- 100/100
- Revoked
- No
- Published
- 31/05/2017 23:31
- Modified
- 27/03/2026 01:09
- Author / Source
- The MITRE Corporation
Aliases
Peripheral Device Discovery
Platforms
windows macos linux
Description
Kill chain phases
| Kill chain | Phase |
|---|---|
| mitre-attack | discovery |
Marking (TLP)
TLP:CLEAR Copyright 2015-2025, The MITRE Corporation. MITRE ATT&CK and ATT&CK are registered trademarks of The MITRE Corporation.
External references
Related entities
Intrusion sets, malware, reports, vulnerabilities, indicators and other entities linked to this technique.
Intrusion sets (APT) (18)
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Equation usesThe MITRE Corporation Confidence 100
[Equation](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0020) is a sophisticated threat group that employs multiple remote access tools. The group is known to use zero-day exploits and has developed the capability to overwrite the…
First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 · -
The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100
[Kimsuky](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0094) is a North Korea-based cyber espionage group that has been active since at least 2012. The group initially targeted South Korean government agencies, think tanks, and subject-matter…
First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 · -
TeamTNT usesThe MITRE Corporation Confidence 100
[TeamTNT](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0139) is a threat group that has primarily targeted cloud and containerized environments. The group as been active since at least October 2019 and has mainly focused its…
First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 · -
BackdoorDiplomacy relatedThe MITRE Corporation Confidence 100
[BackdoorDiplomacy](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0135) is a cyber espionage threat group that has been active since at least 2017. [BackdoorDiplomacy](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0135) has targeted Ministries of Foreign Affairs and telecommunication companies in Africa, Europe,…
First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 · -
Doppelgänger relatedAlienVault Confidence 100First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
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PhantomCaptcha relatedAlienVault Confidence 100First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
Malware (83)
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Android malware usesAlienVault Confidence 100First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
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Ramsay usesFamily The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100
[Ramsay](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0458) is an information stealing malware framework designed to collect and exfiltrate sensitive documents, including from air-gapped systems. Researchers have identified overlaps between [Ramsay](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0458) and the [Darkhotel](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0012)-associated Retro…
First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 · -
PyPlunderPlug usesAlienVault Confidence 100First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
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PureHVNC usesAlienVault Confidence 100First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
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BlackEnergy usesFamily The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100
[BlackEnergy](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0089) is a malware toolkit that has been used by both criminal and APT actors. It dates back to at least 2007 and was originally designed to create…
First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 · -
LockBit 2.0 usesFamily The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100
[LockBit 2.0](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1199) is an affiliate-based Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) that has been in use since at least June 2021 as the successor to LockBit Ransomware. [LockBit 2.0](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1199) has versions capable…
First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 · -
Crutch usesFamily The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100
[Crutch](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0538) is a backdoor designed for document theft that has been used by [Turla](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0010) since at least 2015.(Citation: ESET Crutch December 2020)
First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 · -
Lumma Stealer usesThe MITRE Corporation Confidence 100
[Lumma Stealer](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1213) is an information stealer malware family in use since at least 2022. [Lumma Stealer](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1213) is a Malware as a Service (MaaS) where captured data has been…
First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 · -
SORVEPOTEL usesAlienVault Confidence 100First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
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LockBit Black usesThe MITRE Corporation Confidence 100
[LockBit 3.0](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1202) is an evolution of the LockBit Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) offering with similarities to BlackMatter and [BlackCat](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1068) ransomware. [LockBit 3.0](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1202) has been in use since at least June…
First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 · -
BADNEWS usesFamily The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100
[BADNEWS](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0128) is malware that has been used by the actors responsible for the [Patchwork](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0040) campaign. Its name was given due to its use of RSS feeds, forums, and…
First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
Reports (17)
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1 CVE 15 MITREs 2 Malwares 4 Observables
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6 CVEs 19 MITREs 3 Malwares 4 Observables
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1 CVE 21 MITREs 1 Malware 1 APT
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24 MITREs 4 Malwares 1 APT
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32 MITREs 1 Malware 1 APT
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22 MITREs 6 Malwares 200 Observables 1 APT
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11 MITREs
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18 MITREs 13 Observables 1 APT
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19 MITREs 1 Malware 1 Observable
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13 MITREs 3 Malwares 2 Observables
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19 MITREs 1 Malware 1 Observable
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19 MITREs 200 Observables 1 APT
Vulnerabilities (CVE) (11)
Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Classic UI where attackers could abuse Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) …
- Attack vector
- NETWORK
- Published
- 05/01/2026
- Modified
- 19/03/2026
Howyar UEFI Application "Reloader" (32-bit and 64-bit) is vulnerable to execution of unsigned software in a hardcoded path.
- Attack vector
- LOCAL
- Published
- 14/01/2025
- Modified
- 21/12/2025
Google Chromium contains an out of bounds memory access vulnerability in ANGLE that could allow a remote attacker to perform out of …
- Attack vector
- Network
- Published
- 12/12/2025
- Modified
- 18/03/2026
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, watchOS 11.6, visionOS 2.6, iOS 18.6 and …
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- LOW
- Published
- 30/07/2025
- Modified
- 02/07/2026
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved lock state checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.1, iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS …
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- LOW
- Published
- 12/12/2025
- Modified
- 04/04/2026
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.2, Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS …
- Attack vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Published
- 15/12/2025
- Modified
- 04/04/2026
Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform operations on the administrative …
- Attack vector
- Network
- Published
- 11/10/2022
- Modified
- 14/01/2026
Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.192 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a …
- Attack vector
- NETWORK
- Published
- 07/01/2026
- Modified
- 09/03/2026
Apple iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS contain an improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer vulnerability that …
- Attack vector
- Local
- EPSS
- 0.0001 (P0.6%)
- Published
- 12/02/2026
- Modified
- 18/03/2026
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.1, iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, …
- Attack vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Published
- 12/12/2025
- Modified
- 04/04/2026
Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote code execution in the context of the current user.
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Published
- 15/11/2017
- Modified
- 29/05/2026
Campaign (2)
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Operation Wocao uses
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Operation CuckooBees uses