T1636.004: SMS Messages
Essential information
- MITRE technique ID
T1636.004- Confidence
- 100/100
- Revoked
- No
- Published
- 17/12/2025 22:48
- Modified
- 27/03/2026 01:41
- Author / Source
- The MITRE Corporation
Platforms
android iOS
Description
Adversaries may utilize standard operating system APIs to gather SMS messages. On Android, this can be accomplished using the SMS Content Provider. iOS provides no standard API to access SMS messages.
If the device has been jailbroken or rooted, an adversary may be able to access [SMS Messages](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1636/004) without the user’s knowledge or approval.
Kill chain phases
| Kill chain | Phase |
|---|---|
| mitre-mobile-attack | collection |
Marking (TLP)
Copyright 2015-2025, The MITRE Corporation. MITRE ATT&CK and ATT&CK are registered trademarks of The MITRE Corporation.