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T1115 Clipboard Data

Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

For example, on Windows adversaries can access clipboard data by using clip.exe or Get-Clipboard.431 Additionally, adversaries may monitor then replace users’ clipboard with their data (e.g., Transmitted Data Manipulation).2

macOS and Linux also have commands, such as pbpaste, to grab clipboard contents.5

Item Value
ID T1115
Sub-techniques
Tactics TA0009
Platforms Linux, Windows, macOS
Version 1.2
Created 31 May 2017
Last Modified 24 October 2025

Procedure Examples

ID Name Description
S0331 Agent Tesla Agent Tesla can steal data from the victim’s clipboard.10111213
G0082 APT38 APT38 used a Trojan called KEYLIME to collect data from the clipboard.61
G0087 APT39 APT39 has used tools capable of stealing contents of the clipboard.60
S0373 Astaroth Astaroth collects information from the clipboard by using the OpenClipboard() and GetClipboardData() libraries. 17
S0438 Attor Attor has a plugin that collects data stored in the Windows clipboard by using the OpenClipboard and GetClipboardData APIs.19
S1226 BOOKWORM BOOKWORM has used its KBLogger.dll module to steal data saved to the clipboard. 59
S0454 Cadelspy Cadelspy has the ability to steal data from the clipboard.25
S0261 Catchamas Catchamas steals data stored in the clipboard.43
S1149 CHIMNEYSWEEP CHIMNEYSWEEP can capture content from the clipboard.21
S0660 Clambling Clambling has the ability to capture and store clipboard data.3031
S0050 CosmicDuke CosmicDuke copies and exfiltrates the clipboard contents every 30 seconds.27
S0334 DarkComet DarkComet can steal data from the clipboard.16
S1111 DarkGate DarkGate starts a thread on execution that captures clipboard data and logs it to a predefined log file.4647
S1066 DarkTortilla DarkTortilla can download a clipboard information stealer module.32
S0363 Empire Empire can harvest clipboard data on both Windows and macOS systems.7
S0569 Explosive Explosive has a function to use the OpenClipboard wrapper.45
S0381 FlawedAmmyy FlawedAmmyy can collect clipboard data.52
S0531 Grandoreiro Grandoreiro can capture clipboard data from a compromised host.41
S0170 Helminth The executable version of Helminth has a module to log clipboard contents.42
S1245 InvisibleFerret InvisibleFerret has stolen data from the clipboard using the Python project “pyperclip”.535456 InvisibleFerret has also captured clipboard contents during copy and paste operations.55
S0044 JHUHUGIT A JHUHUGIT variant accesses a screenshot saved in the clipboard and converts it to a JPG image.37
S0283 jRAT jRAT can capture clipboard data.44
S0250 Koadic Koadic can retrieve the current content of the user clipboard.9
S0356 KONNI KONNI had a feature to steal data from the clipboard.22
S0409 Machete Machete hijacks the clipboard data by creating an overlapped window that listens to keyboard events.3536
S0282 MacSpy MacSpy can steal clipboard contents.24
S0652 MarkiRAT MarkiRAT can capture clipboard content.57
S0530 Melcoz Melcoz can monitor content saved to the clipboard.49
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.3334
S1146 MgBot MgBot can capture clipboard data.3940
S1122 Mispadu Mispadu has the ability to capture and replace Bitcoin wallet data in the clipboard on a compromised host.51
G0049 OilRig OilRig has used infostealer tools to copy clipboard data.62
C0014 Operation Wocao During Operation Wocao, threat actors collected clipboard data in plaintext.63
S1233 PAKLOG PAKLOG has monitored and extracted clipboard contents.26
S0332 Remcos Remcos steals and modifies data from the clipboard.8
S0375 Remexi Remexi collects text from the clipboard.23
S0240 ROKRAT ROKRAT can extract clipboard data from a compromised host.38
S0148 RTM RTM collects data from the clipboard.1415
S0253 RunningRAT RunningRAT contains code to open and copy data from the clipboard.50
S0692 SILENTTRINITY SILENTTRINITY can monitor Clipboard text and can use System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.GetText() to collect data from the clipboard.6
S0467 TajMahal TajMahal has the ability to steal data from the clipboard of an infected host.58
S0004 TinyZBot TinyZBot contains functionality to collect information from the clipboard.18
S0257 VERMIN VERMIN collects data stored in the clipboard.20
S1207 XLoader XLoader can collect data stored in the victim’s clipboard.2928
S0330 Zeus Panda Zeus Panda can hook GetClipboardData function to watch for clipboard pastes to collect.48

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