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ATT&CK techniqueCredential AccessCollection

T1056.001 Keylogging

Credential AccessCollectionEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1056.001 (Keylogging) appears in 134 tracked threats, first reported 2026-01-14 and most recently 2026-10-04, with linked actors including APT38, APT43, Kimsuky; it most often appears alongside T1071.001 (Web Protocols).

Tracked threats
13411 critical, 113 high, 10 medium
First seen
2026-01-14
Last seen
2026-10-04
Threat actors
50In the threats using it
Detection rules
164Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1056.001 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 47 reports, and 134 of the 134 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-10.

How adversaries use it

T1056.001 Keylogging is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Credential Access and Collection tactics in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1056 Input Capture. Threadlinqs maps 134 of 2623 tracked threats (5.1%) to it; by severity that is 11 critical, 113 high, 10 medium.

Threats that use T1056.001 most often also use T1071.001 Web Protocols (106 threats), T1204.002 Malicious File (93 threats), T1113 Screen Capture (88 threats), T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information (87 threats), T1082 System Information Discovery (84 threats). These are the techniques an intrusion set tends to chain with it, so they are the natural next places to look when it is observed.

50 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1056.001; the most frequent are APT38 (7), APT43 (6), Kimsuky (6), Sapphire Sleet (5), Stardust Chollima (5).

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1056.001, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • Driver — Driver Load
  • Process — OS API Execution
  • Windows Registry — Windows Registry Key Modification

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

The 30 most recent of 134 tracked threats that use T1056.001.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 164 detection rules mapped to T1056.001 (SPL 36, KQL 67, Sigma 61). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

164 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma) · Blue and above. Compare plans

Parent technique

T1056 Input Capture — 285 tracked threats at the technique level.