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T1437.001: Web Protocols

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 17/12/2025 22:47 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:41

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1437.001
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
17/12/2025 22:47
Modified
27/03/2026 01:41
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Platforms

android iOS

Description

Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols associated with web protocols traffic to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to remote mobile devices, and often the results of those commands, will be embedded within the protocol traffic between the mobile client and server. Web protocols such as HTTP and HTTPS are used for web traffic as well as well as notification services native to mobile messaging services such as Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) and newly, Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM), (GCM/FCM: two-way communication) and Apple Push Notification Service (APNS; one-way server-to-device). Such notification services leverage HTTP/S via the respective API and are commonly abused on Android and iOS respectively in order blend in with routine device traffic making it difficult for enterprises to inspect.

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-mobile-attack command-and-control

Marking (TLP)

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