Screen Capture - macOS

Description

Detects attempts to use screencapture to collect macOS screenshots

Query · sigma

selection:
  Image: /usr/sbin/screencapture
condition: selection

Known false positives

  • Legitimate user activity taking screenshots
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title: Screen Capture - macOS
id: 0877ed01-da46-4c49-8476-d49cdd80dfa7
status: test
description: Detects attempts to use screencapture to collect macOS screenshots
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1113/T1113.md
    - https://github.com/EmpireProject/Empire/blob/08cbd274bef78243d7a8ed6443b8364acd1fc48b/lib/modules/python/collection/osx/screenshot.py
author: remotephone, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-13
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
    - attack.collection
    - attack.t1113
logsource:
    product: macos
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection:
        Image: '/usr/sbin/screencapture'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate user activity taking screenshots
level: low

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