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Technique note · T1132.001

Standard Encoding

Adversaries may encode data with a standard data encoding system to make the content of command and control traffic more difficult to detect. Command and control (C2) information can be encoded using a standard data encoding system that adheres to existing protocol specifications. Common data encoding schemes include ASCII, Unicode, hexadecimal, Base64, and MIME. Some data encoding systems may also result in data compression, such as gzip.

ATT&CK T1132.001 platforms — Status Active Version 20.1

Adversaries may encode data with a standard data encoding system to make the content of command and control traffic more difficult to detect. Command and control (C2) information can be encoded using a standard data encoding system that adheres to existing protocol specifications. Common data encoding schemes include ASCII, Unicode, hexadecimal, Base64, and MIME.12 Some data encoding systems may also result in data compression, such as gzip.

  1. Wikipedia Binary-to-text Encoding
  2. Wikipedia Character Encoding

Groups using this technique

GroupNameCountry
grp_g0127TA551—
grp_g0032Lazarus GroupDPRK
grp_g1045Salt Typhoon—
grp_g0064APT33Iran
grp_g1044APT42Iran
grp_g0069MuddyWater—
grp_g0073APT19China
grp_g0082APT38DPRK
grp_g0081Tropic Trooper—
grp_g0125HAFNIUM—
grp_g0060BRONZE BUTLER—
grp_g0040Patchwork—
grp_g0034Sandworm TeamRussia

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