Location Tracking: Remote Device Management Services

ID Name
T1430.001 Remote Device Management Services
T1430.002 Impersonate SS7 Nodes

An adversary may use access to cloud services (e.g. Google's Android Device Manager or Apple iCloud's Find my iPhone) or to an enterprise mobility management (EMM)/mobile device management (MDM) server console to track the location of mobile devices managed by the service.[1]

ID: T1430.001
Sub-technique of:  T1430
Tactic Type: Post-Adversary Device Access
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Tactics: Collection, Discovery
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Platforms: Android, iOS
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MTC ID: ECO-5, EMM-7
Version: 1.1
Created: 05 April 2022
Last Modified: 24 October 2025

Mitigations

ID Mitigation Description
M1012 Enterprise Policy

If devices are enrolled using Apple User Enrollment or using a profile owner enrollment mode for Android, device controls prevent the enterprise from accessing the device’s physical location. This is typically used for a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) deployment.

M1011 User Guidance

Users should protect their account credentials and enable multi-factor authentication options when available.

Detection Strategy

ID Name Analytic ID Analytic Description
DET0702 Detection of Remote Device Management Services AN1820

For Android, detect Remote Device Management Services by correlating analyst-visible device/network evidence and management state; use streaming or batched telemetry only where the documented collector is deployed. Correlate Cloud Service Enumeration via Application Vetting / Cloud Service Audit [Instrumented app API trace and corresponding cloud-service audit/API telemetry]; Protected Configuration via Android Enterprise DPC [DevicePolicyManager policy/compliance/security-state queries and SecurityLog events where supported]; User Account Authentication via Application Vetting / Identity Provider Telemetry [App authentication flow instrumentation or IdP sign-in/audit events]. Alert on a sequence or state change inconsistent with the device/app baseline, approved management policy, or expected user workflow; do not infer unobserved API calls, file/process activity, or payload content from management state alone.

AN1821

For iOS, detect Remote Device Management Services by correlating analyst-visible device/network evidence and management state; use streaming or batched telemetry only where the documented collector is deployed. Correlate Application State via Apple MDM [InstalledApplicationList / ManagedApplicationList]; Cloud Service Enumeration via Application Vetting / Cloud Service Audit [Instrumented app API trace and corresponding cloud-service audit/API telemetry]; User Account Authentication via Application Vetting / Identity Provider Telemetry [App authentication flow instrumentation or IdP sign-in/audit events]. Alert on a sequence or state change inconsistent with the device/app baseline, approved management policy, or expected user workflow; do not infer unobserved API calls, file/process activity, or payload content from management state alone.

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