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ATT&CK techniqueDefense Evasion (Mobile)

T1655.001 Match Legitimate Name or Location

Defense Evasion (Mobile)MobileSub-technique

As of 2026-10-10, T1655.001 (Match Legitimate Name or Location) appears in 12 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-16 and most recently 2026-10-09; it most often appears alongside T1418 (Software Discovery).

Tracked threats
121 critical, 10 high, 1 medium
First seen
2026-02-16
Last seen
2026-10-09
Threat actors
—None attributed yet
Detection rules
41Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1655.001 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-09 with 4 reports, and 12 of the 12 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-10.

How adversaries use it

T1655.001 Match Legitimate Name or Location is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Defense Evasion (Mobile) tactic in the Mobile matrix, as a sub-technique of T1655 Masquerading. Threadlinqs maps 12 of 2756 tracked threats (0.4%) to it; by severity that is 1 critical, 10 high, 1 medium.

Threats that use T1655.001 most often also use T1418 Software Discovery (10 threats), T1417.002 GUI Input Capture (9 threats), T1660 Phishing (9 threats), T1426 System Information Discovery (8 threats), T1513 Screen Capture (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.

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1655.001.

Tracked threats

12 tracked threats use T1655.001.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 41 detection rules mapped to T1655.001 (SPL 19, KQL 9, Sigma 13). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

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

Parent technique

T1655 Masquerading — 23 tracked threats at the technique level.