T1115 Clipboard Data
Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.
In Windows, Applications can access clipboard data by using the Windows API.1 OSX provides a native command, pbpaste
, to grab clipboard contents.2
Item | Value |
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ID | T1115 |
Sub-techniques | |
Tactics | TA0009 |
CAPEC ID | CAPEC-637 |
Platforms | Linux, Windows, macOS |
Version | 1.1 |
Created | 31 May 2017 |
Last Modified | 23 April 2020 |
Procedure Examples
ID | Name | Description |
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S0331 | Agent Tesla | Agent Tesla can steal data from the victim’s clipboard.36373839 |
G0082 | APT38 | APT38 used a Trojan called KEYLIME to collect data from the clipboard.41 |
G0087 | APT39 | APT39 has used tools capable of stealing contents of the clipboard.42 |
S0373 | Astaroth | Astaroth collects information from the clipboard by using the OpenClipboard() and GetClipboardData() libraries. 27 |
S0438 | Attor | Attor has a plugin that collects data stored in the Windows clipboard by using the OpenClipboard and GetClipboardData APIs.33 |
S0454 | Cadelspy | Cadelspy has the ability to steal data from the clipboard.22 |
S0261 | Catchamas | Catchamas steals data stored in the clipboard.28 |
S0660 | Clambling | Clambling has the ability to capture and store clipboard data.1617 |
S0050 | CosmicDuke | CosmicDuke copies and exfiltrates the clipboard contents every 30 seconds.26 |
S0334 | DarkComet | DarkComet can steal data from the clipboard.13 |
S0363 | Empire | Empire can harvest clipboard data on both Windows and macOS systems.4 |
S0569 | Explosive | Explosive has a function to use the OpenClipboard wrapper.25 |
S0531 | Grandoreiro | Grandoreiro can capture clipboard data from a compromised host.14 |
S0170 | Helminth | The executable version of Helminth has a module to log clipboard contents.35 |
S0044 | JHUHUGIT | A JHUHUGIT variant accesses a screenshot saved in the clipboard and converts it to a JPG image.31 |
S0283 | jRAT | jRAT can capture clipboard data.15 |
S0250 | Koadic | Koadic can retrieve the current content of the user clipboard.5 |
S0356 | KONNI | KONNI had a feature to steal data from the clipboard.7 |
S0409 | Machete | Machete hijacks the clipboard data by creating an overlapped window that listens to keyboard events.2930 |
S0282 | MacSpy | MacSpy can steal clipboard contents.32 |
S0652 | MarkiRAT | MarkiRAT can capture clipboard content.34 |
S0530 | Melcoz | Melcoz can monitor content saved to the clipboard.10 |
S0455 | Metamorfo | Metamorfo has a function to hijack data from the clipboard by monitoring the contents of the clipboard and replacing the cryptocurrency wallet with the attacker’s.1920 |
G0116 | Operation Wocao | Operation Wocao has collected clipboard data in plaintext.40 |
S0332 | Remcos | Remcos steals and modifies data from the clipboard.3 |
S0375 | Remexi | Remexi collects text from the clipboard.9 |
S0240 | ROKRAT | ROKRAT can extract clipboard data from a compromised host.24 |
S0148 | RTM | RTM collects data from the clipboard.1112 |
S0253 | RunningRAT | RunningRAT contains code to open and copy data from the clipboard.8 |
S0467 | TajMahal | TajMahal has the ability to steal data from the clipboard of an infected host.21 |
S0004 | TinyZBot | TinyZBot contains functionality to collect information from the clipboard.23 |
S0257 | VERMIN | VERMIN collects data stored in the clipboard.6 |
S0330 | Zeus Panda | Zeus Panda can hook GetClipboardData function to watch for clipboard pastes to collect.18 |
Detection
ID | Data Source | Data Component |
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DS0017 | Command | Command Execution |
DS0009 | Process | OS API Execution |
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