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{
  "id": "ATTACK:mobile:S1231",
  "title": "GodFather",
  "type": "Software",
  "source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1231",
  "snapshot": "mobile-attack-20.0.json",
  "status": "active",
  "rights": "Source metadata only; source notices retained; no operational prose or payloads",
  "review_status": "machine-extracted; source-specific checks passed, editorial review pending",
  "stix_id": "malware--bf064476-25b8-493c-a1e7-dd707b3f7f52",
  "external_id": "S1231",
  "domain": "mobile",
  "created": "2025-08-29T21:53:36.156Z",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T03:31:15.830Z",
  "version": "1.0",
  "aliases": [

  ],
  "tactics": [

  ],
  "source_references": [
    {
      "source_name": "MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023",
      "url": "https://www.merklescience.com/blog/the-godfather-android-malware-threat-under-the-lens"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025",
      "url": "https://zimperium.com/blog/your-mobile-app-their-playground-the-dark-side-of-the-virtualization"
    }
  ]
}

Explicit source assertions (26)

First 80 shown here; the complete set is in this record’s JSON and plaintext. Each relationship retains its source and locator. No inferred relationships are added.

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1624

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--00711e74-0877-4829-afc0-dfbe63901b4f

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1670

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--12e68fcd-83d4-43a7-bf89-a2550ecfbed1

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1655.001

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--2f63c5a0-db78-4f81-bbdd-46fccf06bf9c

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1437.001

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--375ead49-d7ac-4664-bd46-a266764cddc8

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1629

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3b55245d-6a26-4ecd-8f2f-305f8dbd572c

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1575

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--494d08df-ad69-49c4-890a-fb8dd3025491

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1630

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--52765114-6cad-4c2c-8e4d-7ccc880cee7d

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1636.004

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--53044fc0-9bab-46c7-99a3-428ab1795505

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1429

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--61e27ee2-ef0a-43b9-8e58-e8703654bc25

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1636.003

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--642ae344-57b0-4fb4-aa40-43112b484bbc

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1646

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--66be8672-6075-4309-b287-c9b81249f610

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023 · ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1629.001

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--6f96e9f0-1054-40f5-a8f9-3f926624752d

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1617

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--72bb936a-a255-4823-9675-b39c7e19873c

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1417.001

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--8128aebb-c665-4939-9615-aee9125b6373

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1422

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--9f617f18-5b84-4fcd-a7e3-0e0d67a86192

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1603

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--9f822445-67ed-41b4-ac55-a75940b5b9f6

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1544

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b0d88891-f927-482e-980a-83d5512b1ae8

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1453

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--bc656065-d207-456e-a343-ea778ece5f69

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1516

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c0121974-44ba-425d-9445-2d6598a5bc66

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1418

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c3e1aa57-a721-488f-8ac7-4fcb0f987153

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023 · ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1426

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c6d7f454-8dc1-4928-a668-f71aba491e45

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023 · ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1616

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c836cf05-3e52-4b6e-8ade-a3e620dd32ad

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1660

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--ccf741d0-9a3d-4b37-822e-a74267032279

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1406

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--d7bd4131-a95e-4f6a-a9ce-113079f1dbec

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1582

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--d7d6f1dd-9ed2-48a5-8c81-6dc09181d3fd

MerkleScience_Godfather_April2023

ATTACK:mobile:S1231 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1417

MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.

Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f8312ce3-3533-46e7-bf93-90541f9b5c69

ZimperiumOrtegaPratapagiri_GodFather_Jun2025

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