Location Tracking
Technique · ATTACK:mobile:T1430
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{
"id": "ATTACK:mobile:T1430",
"title": "Location Tracking",
"type": "Technique",
"source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1430",
"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": "attack-pattern--99e6295e-741b-4857-b6e5-64989eb039b4",
"external_id": "T1430",
"domain": "mobile",
"created": "2017-10-25T14:48:12.267Z",
"modified": "2026-05-12T15:12:00.706Z",
"version": "1.2",
"aliases": [
],
"tactics": [
"collection",
"discovery"
],
"source_references": [
{
"source_name": "Palo Alto HenBox",
"url": "https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit42-henbox-chickens-come-home-roost/"
},
{
"source_name": "Android Request Location Permissions",
"url": "https://developer.android.com/training/location/permissions"
},
{
"source_name": "Apple Requesting Authorization for Location Services",
"url": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation/requesting_authorization_for_location_services"
},
{
"source_name": "Google Project Zero Insomnia",
"url": "https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2019/08/implant-teardown.html"
},
{
"source_name": "PaloAlto-SpyDealer",
"url": "https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2017/07/unit42-spydealer-android-trojan-spying-40-apps/"
},
{
"source_name": "NIST Mobile Threat Catalogue",
"url": "https://pages.nist.gov/mobile-threat-catalogue/application-threats/APP-24.html",
"external_id": "APP-24"
}
]
}Explicit source assertions (66)
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ATTACK:mobile:S0577 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--0d2d9c6e-6ac8-4cda-bfa4-cedf26a1760a
Lookout FrozenCellATTACK:mobile:S0463 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--0ef4845d-994e-4f0d-9eed-7cf600fc03b4
Google Project Zero InsomniaATTACK:mobile:S0305 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--0f7e7c29-43f0-4aff-ae83-dfff331915ef
Zscaler-SpyNoteATTACK:mobile:S1094 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--143833fb-8034-4e75-a030-d8e47f9bebef
cleafy_brata_0122ATTACK:mobile:T1430.001 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--17141729-226d-40d4-928d-ffbd2eed7d11
ATTACK:mobile:M1006 → mitigates → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--1b633efc-762f-47f9-96c3-d08ba92e0e3e
ATTACK:mobile:S0558 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--22f3d28b-ba0c-4aa3-99b4-60790ba9c7b6
Zscaler TikTok SpywareATTACK:mobile:S0291 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--27247071-356b-4b5f-bc8f-6436a3fec095
Lookout-EnterpriseAppsATTACK:mobile:S1069 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--276bfd69-33cc-4665-8aa7-72bed65d01f9
cloudmark_tanglebot_0921ATTACK:mobile:C0054 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3bcd5bc8-4998-4f71-85d6-27f0cb22e895
SecureList OpTriangulation 21Jun2023 · SecureList OpTriangulation 23Oct2023ATTACK:mobile:S0327 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3c3c957e-7a23-4801-9f6a-ba599ad727d7
Kaspersky-SkygofreeATTACK:mobile:S1083 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3c6776b9-258c-460c-b4b4-ea1a1453e5c5
cyble_chameleon_0423ATTACK:mobile:S1216 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--41b7cdc1-0b0a-49da-b694-774c22e6cd27
SecureList OpTriangulation 21Jun2023ATTACK:mobile:S0555 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--44b63426-1ea7-456e-907b-0856e3eab0c3
CYBERWARCON CHEMISTGAMESATTACK:mobile:S0425 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--4b8d027d-5da2-4a01-ad31-b6644a5cda61
TrendMicro Coronavirus UpdatesATTACK:mobile:S1080 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--502fc83c-ce03-4ce7-a202-095bbe0b492b
kaspersky_fakecalls_0422ATTACK:mobile:S0421 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--5088a10e-03d2-4643-8df8-b7b601c2cc24
Trend Micro Bouncing Golf 2019ATTACK:mobile:S1092 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--50d8e788-d405-45e8-b6b7-0f02f353cc97
Bleeipng Computer EscobarATTACK:mobile:S1243 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--53c19d17-7109-4394-9c38-7a7514cddd0a
Lookout_DCHSpy_July2025ATTACK:mobile:M1012 → mitigates → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--544e8fc3-c656-4081-9b4f-8a5d60926f47
ATTACK:mobile:S1095 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--56a0173f-68ec-48f6-88d8-ed1e7a2470ba
welivesecurity_ahrat_0523ATTACK:mobile:S9006 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--598005fe-a176-421e-8086-e9593fcfa40d
K7Dhanalakshmi_VajraSpy_April2022 · ESET_VajraSpy_Feb2024ATTACK:mobile:S1195 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--5a55b7a2-52ab-4cf8-abc1-8ec4e42102cb
SentinelLabs AridViper 2023ATTACK:mobile:S0551 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--5c7508ae-5d05-49fd-a489-b944d3b45dd0
Lookout Uyghur CampaignATTACK:mobile:S1077 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--6ad4f199-99fe-4366-87be-7a462f6c89b0
lookout_hornbill_sunbird_0221ATTACK:mobile:S0480 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--70fa8498-6117-4e15-ae3c-f53d63996826
Threat Fabric CerberusATTACK:mobile:S0507 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--72a88d43-4144-444e-8f71-ac0d19ae3710
Lookout eSurvATTACK:mobile:S1082 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--7825f4b1-75ca-4377-b8f6-0dda9311d889
lookout_hornbill_sunbird_0221ATTACK:mobile:S0329 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--7accde36-cb29-43c6-8c66-6486efd867a8
Lookout-StealthMangoATTACK:mobile:S0506 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--7c6207c7-d738-4a17-8380-595c86574b64
Lookout ViperRATATTACK:mobile:S0422 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--806a9338-be20-4eef-aa54-067633ac0e58
Cofense AnubisATTACK:mobile:S0323 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--85c7e956-3ce5-4495-b52e-385ae2ee4f9b
CheckPoint-ChargerATTACK:mobile:T1430.002 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--8650e2e8-d8bd-472d-8b9b-54befbea05b8
ATTACK:mobile:S0535 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--89565753-23c4-422d-a9ba-39f4101cd819
Symantec GoldenCupATTACK:mobile:S1241 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--8b9c56b9-0807-4ce7-ad81-428aaf0e925b
ZimperiumGupta_RatMilad_Oct2022ATTACK:mobile:S0309 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--8ed14c81-0b30-4bfc-8552-439aa0e920c3
NYTimes-BackDoorATTACK:mobile:S1093 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--907db911-b39c-4230-b6ad-a0ba5ef6926a
Trend Micro FlyTrapATTACK:mobile:S1128 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--93c16b23-305c-418d-9792-6e44525ed85a
Meta Adversarial Threat Report 2022ATTACK:mobile:S0289 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--94040d2e-3f60-423c-8a93-a83b61cafe7d
Lookout-PegasusATTACK:mobile:S0505 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--98b14660-79e1-4244-99c2-3dedd84eb68d
Lookout Desert ScorpionATTACK:mobile:M1011 → mitigates → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--9c284d41-21ef-4009-bb47-3ae09b08f38d
ATTACK:mobile:S0304 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--9c7c302a-d5ba-4fc9-a4e5-e865fd7fb708
Kaspersky-WUCATTACK:mobile:S0314 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--9e66ec3b-cdd6-461c-bd84-e75316818e15
CrowdStrike-AndroidATTACK:mobile:S0529 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--a09f8daa-aa02-45f1-8dac-9bea355c9415
Lookout Uyghur CampaignATTACK:mobile:S0418 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--a1023a75-31cc-420a-9c59-b440f7fb27e6
SecureList - ViceLeaker 2019 · Bitdefender - Triout 2018ATTACK:mobile:S0399 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--a8ac5084-5631-4670-8ac6-6fbe7bdb0a84
Lookout Dark Caracal Jan 2018ATTACK:mobile:M1014 → mitigates → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--a98c127b-8da9-4ea5-980e-d154ea541ec9
CSRIC5-WG10-FinalReportATTACK:mobile:S0655 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b45cf5e0-7427-4d5c-be2c-22f5231493d1
SecureList BusyGasperATTACK:mobile:S0182 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b53d1c92-b71f-434e-aa4f-08b8db765248
Lookout Dark Caracal Jan 2018ATTACK:mobile:G0112 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b5590b50-0aaa-4f43-9b29-f17ee717b551
BlackBerry BahamutATTACK:mobile:S9005 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b9920bae-9bcc-41ea-92c4-cdf40d9f3506
EnkiWhiteHat_KimsukyDOCSWAP_Dec2025 · S2W_DocSwap_Mar2025ATTACK:mobile:S0485 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--ba5fc090-d420-4006-9dc0-57b75260b5f6
Bitdefender MandrakeATTACK:mobile:S0324 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--be136fd1-6949-4de6-be37-6d76f8def41a
PaloAlto-SpyDealerATTACK:mobile:S1185 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c052da1e-4a1e-48bb-9b8d-b68839d4347e
LinkedIn Dmitry LightSpy 2025 · MelikovBlackBerry LightSpy 2024 · Shoshin_Kaspersky LightSpy 2020 · Threatfabric LightSpy 2023ATTACK:mobile:S0407 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c6241ba3-e0f9-48a7-9ed7-a5544a090081
Lookout-MonokleATTACK:mobile:S1061 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c7f876d4-99f2-41ac-993c-57a3f2b4e0eb
lookout_abstractemu_1021ATTACK:mobile:S0544 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--cdb9788e-7d16-482e-92b6-cbde0b3de357
Palo Alto HenBoxATTACK:mobile:S0549 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--d0c039cb-c815-4d9c-a100-a45f923bc65b
Lookout Uyghur CampaignATTACK:mobile:S0405 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--d22d309b-ab00-4f17-b6bf-7706f499cc5e
SWB Exodus March 2019ATTACK:mobile:S0295 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--da4296d7-5fdb-45b6-9791-b023d634c08d
TrendMicro-RCSAndroidATTACK:mobile:S0408 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--e03b0eb5-32c6-4867-9235-77fe32192983
CyberMerchants-FlexiSpyATTACK:mobile:C0033 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--e1fc106e-1671-4103-b767-47b52c9b0742
welivesec_strongpityATTACK:mobile:S0536 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--ea2ad242-4365-4868-8beb-4a634f3ba6b7
Talos GPlayedATTACK:mobile:S0328 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f7c5c344-4310-4e2a-a5aa-133f3d132fff
Lookout-StealthMangoATTACK:mobile:S0292 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--fa1da6db-da32-45d2-98a8-6bbe153166da
Lookout-EnterpriseAppsATTACK:mobile:S1079 → uses → ATTACK:mobile:T1430
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--fadd27ec-56ac-4834-af40-76c9e8764eb9
lookout_bouldspy_0423