MESSAGETAP
- ID
- S0443
- Type
- Malware
- Platforms
- Linux
- Source
- attack.mitre.org
- MITRE last modified
- 25 Apr 2025
MESSAGETAP is a data mining malware family deployed by APT41 into telecommunications networks to monitor and save SMS traffic from specific phone numbers, IMSI numbers, or that contain specific keywords. [1]
Techniques used (8)
- T1040 Network Sniffing
- T1049 System Network Connections Discovery
- T1070.004 File Deletion
- T1074.001 Local Data Staging
- T1083 File and Directory Discovery
- T1119 Automated Collection
- T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
- T1560.003 Archive via Custom Method