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ATT&CK techniqueStealth (formerly Defense Evasion)

T1027.010 Command Obfuscation

Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)EnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1027.010 (Command Obfuscation) appears in 31 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-28 and most recently 2026-09-27, with linked actors including Akira, MuddyWater, Storm-1567; it most often appears alongside T1071.001 (Web Protocols).

Tracked threats
319 critical, 17 high, 5 medium
First seen
2026-02-28
Last seen
2026-09-27
Threat actors
17In the threats using it
Detection rules
62Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1027.010 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 12 reports, and 31 of the 31 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-09.

How adversaries use it

T1027.010 Command Obfuscation is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information. Threadlinqs maps 31 of 2623 tracked threats (1.2%) to it; by severity that is 9 critical, 17 high, 5 medium.

Threats that use T1027.010 most often also use T1071.001 Web Protocols (23 threats), T1005 Data from Local System (18 threats), T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (18 threats), T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (17 threats), T1082 System Information Discovery (17 threats). These are the techniques an intrusion set tends to chain with it, so they are the natural next places to look when it is observed.

17 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1027.010; the most frequent are Akira (2), MuddyWater (2), Storm-1567 (2), APT38 (1), APT44 (1).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 2 mitigations for T1027.010.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1027.010, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • Command — Command Execution
  • File — File Metadata
  • Script — Script Execution

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

The 30 most recent of 31 tracked threats that use T1027.010.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 62 detection rules mapped to T1027.010 (SPL 21, KQL 15, Sigma 26). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

62 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma) · Blue and above. Compare plans

Parent technique

T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information — 1177 tracked threats at the technique level.