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T1471: Data Encrypted for Impact

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 17/12/2025 22:48 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:41

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1471
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
17/12/2025 22:48
Modified
27/03/2026 01:41
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Aliases

T1471

Platforms

android

Description

An adversary may encrypt files stored on a mobile device to prevent the user from accessing them. This may be done in order to extract monetary compensation from a victim in exchange for decryption or a decryption key (ransomware) or to render data permanently inaccessible in cases where the key is not saved or transmitted.

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-mobile-attack impact

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

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