Adversaries may obfuscate command and control traffic to make it more difficult to detect.1 Command and control (C2) communications are hidden (but not necessarily encrypted) in an attempt to make the content more difficult to discover or decipher and to make the communication less conspicuous and hide commands from being seen. This encompasses many methods, such as adding junk data to protocol traffic, using steganography, or impersonating legitimate protocols.
- Bitdefender FunnyDream Campaign November 2020
Groups using this technique
| Group | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| grp_g0047 | Gamaredon Group | Russia |
Claims
No public claim points at this technique yet.
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