# T1624.001 Broadcast Receivers

> As of 2026-10-05, T1624.001 (Broadcast Receivers) appears in 10 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-24 and most recently 2026-09-03, with linked actors including NSO Group; it most often appears alongside T1660 (Phishing).

- **Tracked threats:** 10 (1 critical, 7 high, 1 medium)
- **First seen:** 2026-02-24
- **Last seen:** 2026-09-03
- **Threat actors:** 1
- **Detection rules:** 23 (counts only; Blue tier and above)

## Key facts

- **ID:** T1624.001
- **Framework:** MITRE ATT&CK
- **Tactics:** Persistence (Mobile)
- **Matrix:** Mobile
- **Parent:** T1624
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-05
- **MITRE:** https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1624/001/

## Activity timeline

T1624.001 first appeared in tracked threats on 2026-02-24 and was most recently reported on 2026-09-03. The busiest month was 2026-07 with 3 reports, and 10 of the 10 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-09.

## How adversaries use it

T1624.001 Broadcast Receivers is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Persistence (Mobile) tactic in the Mobile matrix, as a sub-technique of [T1624 Event Triggered Execution](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1624). Threadlinqs maps 10 of 2623 tracked threats (0.4%) to it; by severity that is 1 critical, 7 high, 1 medium.

Threats that use T1624.001 most often also use [T1660 Phishing](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1660) (9 threats), [T1418 Software Discovery](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1418) (8 threats), [T1636.003 Contact List](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1636.003) (8 threats), [T1636.004 SMS Messages](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1636.004) (7 threats), [T1426 System Information Discovery](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1426) (6 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 T1624.001; the most frequent are [NSO Group](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/NSO%20Group) (1).

## Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1624.001.

- [M1006 Use Recent OS Version](https://attack.mitre.org/mitigations/M1006/)

## Threat actors using it

- [NSO Group](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/NSO%20Group) — 1

## Tracked threats

10 tracked threats use T1624.001.

- [Serbian Authorities Deploy Pegasus and NoviSpy Spyware Against Journalists, Opposition Politicians, and…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2316) — high — 2026-09-03
- [Banking Trojans: Manic, Grandoreiro, and ToxicPanda 2.0 in the Spotlight](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2118) — high — 2026-08-22
- [WindRelay + SpyNote Combo: NFC Relay Malware Enables Contactless Card Fraud Across Central/Eastern Europe](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1995) — high — 2026-08-12
- [Copybara Android RAT Delivered via Fake N26 Support Vishing Calls](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1804) — high — 2026-08-01
- [NSO Group Co-Founder Shalev Hulio Held Israeli Diplomatic Passport in Panama, Raising State-Ties Questions…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1748) — 2026-07-28
- [Turkish Banking & Government-Portal Fraud Ecosystem: 8,400+ Phishing Domains, 6,700+ e-Devlet Lookalikes…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1313) — high — 2026-07-14
- [RedHook Android RAT Abuses Wireless ADB via Accessibility Service to Gain Shell-Level Device Access](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1248) — high — 2026-07-12
- [Android.MagicAd Trojan Floods Devices with Ads via Xiaomi GetApps, Samsung Galaxy Store, and Preinstalled…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0737) — medium — 2026-06-09
- [OverlayPhantom Android Banking Trojan — Novel Overlay-Driven Credential Theft Targeting 180+ Banking and…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0598) — critical — 2026-05-27
- [SURXRAT Android RAT — LLM Module Downloads from Hugging Face, MaaS via Telegram, ArsinkRAT Evolution](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0142) — high — 2026-02-24

## Related CVEs

CVEs referenced by the tracked threats that use T1624.001, most frequent first.

- [CVE-2016-4655](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2016-4655)
- [CVE-2016-4656](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2016-4656)
- [CVE-2016-4657](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2016-4657)
- [CVE-2021-30860](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2021-30860)
- [CVE-2024-43047](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-43047)
- [CVE-2024-50302](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-50302)
- [CVE-2024-53104](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-53104)
- [CVE-2024-53197](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-53197)
- [CVE-2025-31200](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-31200)
- [CVE-2025-31201](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-31201)

## Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 23 detection rules mapped to T1624.001 (SPL 10, KQL 5, Sigma 8). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

23 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma), Blue and above: https://threadlinqs.com/pricing

## Parent technique

[T1624 Event Triggered Execution](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1624) — 19 tracked threats at the technique level.

## Links

- Canonical page: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1624.001
- All techniques: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/techniques
- Full detection coverage and IOCs: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp (Purple tier)
