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Mobile Fortify

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MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

5 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Reconnaissance

1 technique
T1589Gather Victim Identity InformationEvidence3

A Department of Homeland Security document says the app searches for matches against Customs and Border Protection databases... and can return information like a subject's name, birth date, alien number, possible citizenship status and "Possible Overstay Status."

Credential Access

2 techniques
T1606.001Web CookiesEvidence2

ICE has a mobile facial recognition app known as Mobile Fortify that uses images of people's faces and fingerprints to try to identify people in the field.

T1606.002SAML TokensEvidence1

ICE has a mobile facial recognition app known as Mobile Fortify that uses images of people's faces and fingerprints to try to identify people in the field.

Collection

1 technique
T1213Data from Information RepositoriesEvidence1

with “contactless fingerprints and facial images captured” and compared to biometric data collected at points of entry to the US.

Other

1 technique
T1656ImpersonationEvidence1

The agency already uses AI as part of investigations and immigration enforcement, including to sift through tips and biometric matching.

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MITRE ATT&CK mapping5

Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.

Researcher chatter

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