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ATT&CK techniqueCommand and Control (Mobile)

T1509 Non-Standard Port

Command and Control (Mobile)Mobile

As of 2026-11-07, T1509 (Non-Standard Port) appears in 10 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-25 and most recently 2026-11-05, with linked actors including Balonx; it most often appears alongside T1513 (Screen Capture).

Tracked threats
102 critical, 8 high
First seen
2026-02-25
Last seen
2026-11-05
Threat actors
1In the threats using it
Detection rules
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Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1509 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-08 with 3 reports, and 10 of the 10 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-11.

How adversaries use it

T1509 Non-Standard Port is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Command and Control (Mobile) tactic in the Mobile matrix. Threadlinqs maps 10 of 3697 tracked threats (0.3%) to it; by severity that is 2 critical, 8 high.

Threats that use T1509 most often also use T1513 Screen Capture (8 threats), T1646 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (8 threats), T1426 System Information Discovery (7 threats), T1533 Data from Local System (7 threats), T1541 Foreground Persistence (7 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.

1 tracked threat actor appear in the threats that use T1509; the most frequent are Balonx (1).

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

10 tracked threats use T1509.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 18 detection rules mapped to T1509 (SPL 5, KQL 8, Sigma 5). Rule content unlocks with TL Creds on a free account; this page shows counts only.

18 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma) · unlock with TL Creds. Sign up free to unlock the detection rules or query them with the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple)