MITRE ATT&CK Technique
T1570Lateral Tool Transfer
- First Reported
- Sep 8, 2025
- Latest Reported
- Oct 1, 2026
Official Description
Adversaries may transfer tools or other files between systems in a compromised environment. Once brought into the victim environment (i.e., [Ingress Tool Transfer](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1105)) files may then be copied from one system to another to stage adversary tools or other files over the course of an operation.
Adversaries may copy files between internal victim systems to support lateral movement using inherent file sharing protocols such as file sharing over [SMB/Windows Admin Shares](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/002) to connected network shares or with authenticated connections via [Remote Desktop Protocol](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/001).(Citation: Unit42 LockerGoga 2019)
Files can also be transferred using native or otherwise present tools on the victim system, such as scp, rsync, curl, sftp, and [ftp](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0095). In some cases, adversaries may be able to leverage [Web Service](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1102)s such as Dropbox or OneDrive to copy files from one machine to another via shared, automatically synced folders.(Citation: Dropbox Malware Sync)
Adversaries may copy files between internal victim systems to support lateral movement using inherent file sharing protocols such as file sharing over [SMB/Windows Admin Shares](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/002) to connected network shares or with authenticated connections via [Remote Desktop Protocol](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/001).(Citation: Unit42 LockerGoga 2019)
Files can also be transferred using native or otherwise present tools on the victim system, such as scp, rsync, curl, sftp, and [ftp](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0095). In some cases, adversaries may be able to leverage [Web Service](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1102)s such as Dropbox or OneDrive to copy files from one machine to another via shared, automatically synced folders.(Citation: Dropbox Malware Sync)
- Tactics
- Lateral Movement
- Platforms
- ESXi, Linux, macOS, Windows
- MITRE Version
- 1.4
- Last Modified
- May 12, 2026
Reported Context (2)
- The attackers staged ransomware binaries in SYSVOL, and ordinary domain replication delivered them to additional hosts. Warlock Ransomware Group Hits Water and Telecom Operators, Continues Exploiting SharePoint
- The actor deployed SystemBC across compromised servers during lateral movement. DFIR Report Links Intrusion to Tools Used by Three Ransomware Groups
CVE (5)
Malware (6)
People (4)
Threat Actors (8)
MITRE ATT&CK (38)
Vendors (4)
Products (8)
Tools (10)
Industries (4)
Countries (6)
Note: Related entities, including threat actors, malware, CVEs, MITRE ATT&CK techniques, vendors, products, tools, countries, and industries, are shown when they appear in the same reporting. Their presence does not necessarily mean they were targeted, compromised, vulnerable, responsible for the activity, or directly involved in the incident.