Modify Communications Configuration: Software Defined Radio

ID Name
ATAGS-T1204.001 Software Defined Radio
ATAGS-T1204.002 Transponder

Threat actors may target software defined radios due to their software nature to setup exfiltration channels. Since SDRs are programmable, when combined with supply chain or development environment attacks, SDRs provide a pathway to setup covert exfiltration channels for a threat actor.

ID: ATAGS-T1204.001
Sub-technique of:  ATAGS-T1204
Tactic: Exfiltration
Targeted Components: Hardware/Software
Responsibility: Provider
Created: 18 April 2026
Last Modified: 18 April 2026

Mitigations

This type of attack technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on the abuse of system features.