Data from Removable Media - T1025

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Definition

Adversaries may search connected removable media on computers they have compromised to find files of interest. Sensitive data can be collected from any removable media (optical disk drive, USB memory, etc.) connected to the compromised system prior to Exfiltration. Interactive command shells may be in use, and common functionality within cmd may be used to gather information.

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1025["Data from Removable Media"] --> |accesses| RemovableMediaDevice["Removable Media Device"]; class T1025 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class RemovableMediaDevice ArtifactNode; click RemovableMediaDevice href "/dao/artifact/d3f:RemovableMediaDevice";
        click T1025 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1025/"; click RemovableMediaDevice href "/dao/artifact/d3f:RemovableMediaDevice";             IOPortRestriction["IO Port Restriction"] -->
          | filters | RemovableMediaDevice["Removable Media Device"];

          IOPortRestriction["IO Port Restriction"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1025["Data from Removable Media"] ;
          class IOPortRestriction DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class RemovableMediaDevice ArtifactNode;
          click IOPortRestriction href "/technique/d3f:IOPortRestriction";

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