T1125 Video Capture

Technique: T1125
Tactics: Collection
Research, 90 days: 1
KEV CVEs mapped: 0
SigmaHQ rules: 1
Elastic, Splunk: 4
thrunt rules: 0
Upstream: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1125

MITRE description

An adversary can leverage a computer's peripheral devices (e.g., integrated cameras or webcams) or applications (e.g., video call services) to capture video recordings for the purpose of gathering information. Images may also be captured from devices or applications, potentially in specified intervals, in lieu of video files. Malware or scripts may be used to interact with the devices through an available API provided by the operating system or an application to capture video or images. Video or image files may be written to disk and exfiltrated later. This technique differs from [Screen Capture](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1113) due to use of specific devices or applications for video recording rather than capturing the victim's screen. In macOS, there are a few different malware samples that record the user's webcam such as FruitFly and Proton.(Citation: objective-see 2017 review)

Research citing this technique

Reports and advisories from the last 90 days that cite this technique.

2026-10-22 Group-IB: Inside SiriusQT: A Seriously Skilled RAT

Detection coverage

SigmaHQ community rules

Suspicious Camera and Microphone Access (core)

Elastic and Splunk rules

Linux Video Recording or Screenshot Activity Detected (elastic)
PowerShell Script with Webcam Video Capture Capabilities (elastic)
Windows FFmpeg Audio and Video Device Discovery (splunk)
Windows FFmpeg DirectShow Video Capture (splunk)

Signal counts reflect the current corpus snapshot. Research citations are the technique IDs named in vendor reports and government advisories from the last 90 days; KEV mappings come from MITRE CTID. Coverage is the SigmaHQ rule inventory (core, emerging-threats, threat-hunting) at release r2026-07-01 plus Elastic and Splunk production rules. Rule bodies are not mirrored; links go upstream.