MITRE ATT&CK Technique
T1123Audio Capture
- First Reported
- Sep 25, 2026
- Latest Reported
- Sep 25, 2026
Official Description
An adversary can leverage a computer's peripheral devices (e.g., microphones and webcams) or applications (e.g., voice and video call services) to capture audio recordings for the purpose of listening into sensitive conversations to gather information.(Citation: ESET Attor Oct 2019)
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 audio. Audio files may be written to disk and exfiltrated later.
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 audio. Audio files may be written to disk and exfiltrated later.
- Tactics
- Collection
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- MITRE Version
- 1.0
- Last Modified
- May 12, 2026
Reported Context (1)
- Some Kothamine builds could record through a microphone. Kothamine RAT Uses Tailscale’s Tailcat for Encrypted Command-and-Control
Malware (1)
MITRE ATT&CK (12)
Vendors (2)
Products (4)
Tools (1)
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