# T1636.002 Call Log > As of 2026-10-16, T1636.002 (Call Log) appears in 11 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-16 and most recently 2026-10-15, with linked actors including NSO Group; it most often appears alongside T1636.004 (SMS Messages). - **Tracked threats:** 11 (1 critical, 9 high) - **First seen:** 2026-02-16 - **Last seen:** 2026-10-15 - **Threat actors:** 1 - **Detection rules:** 19 (counts only; Blue tier and above) ## Key facts - **ID:** T1636.002 - **Framework:** MITRE ATT&CK - **Tactics:** Collection (Mobile) - **Matrix:** Mobile - **Parent:** T1636 - **Data as of:** 2026-10-16 - **MITRE:** https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1636/002/ ## Activity timeline T1636.002 first appeared in tracked threats on 2026-02-16 and was most recently reported on 2026-10-15. The busiest month was 2026-02 with 3 reports, and 11 of the 11 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-10. ## How adversaries use it T1636.002 Call Log is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Collection (Mobile) tactic in the Mobile matrix, as a sub-technique of [T1636 Protected User Data](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1636). Threadlinqs maps 11 of 2929 tracked threats (0.4%) to it; by severity that is 1 critical, 9 high. Threats that use T1636.002 most often also use [T1636.004 SMS Messages](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1636.004) (10 threats), [T1636.003 Contact List](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1636.003) (9 threats), [T1426 System Information Discovery](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1426) (8 threats), [T1429 Audio Capture](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1429) (8 threats), [T1430 Location Tracking](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1430) (8 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 T1636.002; the most frequent are [NSO Group](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/NSO%20Group) (1). ## Mitigations MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1636.002. - [M1011 User Guidance](https://attack.mitre.org/mitigations/M1011/) ## Threat actors using it - [NSO Group](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/NSO%20Group) — 1 ## Tracked threats 11 tracked threats use T1636.002. - [GhostBat RAT (GhostX ecosystem) Android Malware Steals UPI PINs via Fake Traffic Challan / mParivahan SMS…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3676) — high — 2026-10-15 - [Manic: Android Malware Blending Banking Trojan and Spyware Capabilities (Ukraine-focused)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3594) — high — 2026-10-15 - [Pegasus Spyware Used to Hack Phone of Former MEP Stelios Kouloglou, PEGA Committee Member](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2324) — high — 2026-09-04 - [Serbian Authorities Deploy Pegasus and NoviSpy Spyware Against Journalists, Opposition Politicians, and…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2316) — high — 2026-09-03 - [Illegal IPL Betting Platform Network: 1,200+ Domains, Deepfake Celebrity Endorsements, and Systematic…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2126) — high — 2026-08-23 - [Octagon Android RAT — Fake Bahrain Civil Defense App Targets Mobile Endpoints via Multi-Stage Payload](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1881) — critical — 2026-08-05 - [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 - [ResidentBat — Belarusian KGB Android Spyware at Internet Scale (ADB Sideloading, Custom HTTPS C2, Journalist…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0143) — high — 2026-02-25 - [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 - [ZeroDayRAT Commercial Mobile Spyware — Telegram-Sold Cross-Platform Android/iOS Surveillance, Live…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0116) — high — 2026-02-16 ## Related CVEs CVEs referenced by the tracked threats that use T1636.002, 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 19 detection rules mapped to T1636.002 (SPL 5, KQL 9, Sigma 5). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only. 19 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma), Blue and above: https://threadlinqs.com/pricing ## Parent technique [T1636 Protected User Data](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1636) — 29 tracked threats at the technique level. ## Links - Canonical page: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1636.002 - All techniques: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/techniques - Full detection coverage and IOCs: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp (Purple tier)