{'created': '2020-02-11T18:58:11.791Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may log user keystrokes to intercept credentials '
                'as the user types them. Keylogging is likely to be used to '
                'acquire credentials for new access opportunities when [OS '
                'Credential '
                'Dumping](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003) efforts '
                'are not effective, and may require an adversary to intercept '
                'keystrokes on a system for a substantial period of time '
                'before credentials can be successfully captured. In order to '
                'increase the likelihood of capturing credentials quickly, an '
                'adversary may also perform actions such as clearing browser '
                'cookies to force users to reauthenticate to '
                'systems.(Citation: Talos Kimsuky Nov 2021)\n'
                '\n'
                'Keylogging is the most prevalent type of input capture, with '
                'many different ways of intercepting keystrokes.(Citation: '
                'Adventures of a Keystroke) Some methods include:\n'
                '\n'
                '* Hooking API callbacks used for processing keystrokes. '
                'Unlike [Credential API '
                'Hooking](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1056/004), this '
                'focuses solely on API functions intended for processing '
                'keystroke data.\n'
                '* Reading raw keystroke data from the hardware buffer.\n'
                '* Windows Registry modifications.\n'
                '* Custom drivers.\n'
                '* [Modify System '
                'Image](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1601) may provide '
                'adversaries with hooks into the operating system of network '
                'devices to read raw keystrokes for login sessions.(Citation: '
                'Cisco Blog Legacy Device Attacks) ',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1056.001',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1056/001'},
                         {'description': 'An, J and Malhotra, A. (2021, '
                                         'November 10). North Korean attackers '
                                         'use malicious blogs to deliver '
                                         'malware to high-profile South Korean '
                                         'targets. Retrieved December 29, '
                                         '2021.',
                          'source_name': 'Talos Kimsuky Nov 2021',
                          'url': 'https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2021/11/kimsuky-abuses-blogs-delivers-malware.html'},
                         {'description': 'Omar Santos. (2020, October 19). '
                                         'Attackers Continue to Target Legacy '
                                         'Devices. Retrieved October 20, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Cisco Blog Legacy Device Attacks',
                          'url': 'https://community.cisco.com/t5/security-blogs/attackers-continue-to-target-legacy-devices/ba-p/4169954'},
                         {'description': 'Tinaztepe,  E. (n.d.). The '
                                         'Adventures of a Keystroke:  An '
                                         'in-depth look into keyloggers on '
                                         'Windows. Retrieved April 27, 2016.',
                          'source_name': 'Adventures of a Keystroke',
                          'url': 'http://opensecuritytraining.info/Keylogging_files/The%20Adventures%20of%20a%20Keystroke.pdf'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'collection'},
                       {'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'credential-access'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:21.756Z',
 'name': 'Keylogging',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_contributors': ['TruKno'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': True,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Linux', 'macOS', 'Network Devices', 'Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.3'}

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