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ATT&CK techniqueCollection (Mobile)Credential Access (Mobile)

T1417.001 Keylogging

Collection (Mobile)Credential Access (Mobile)MobileSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1417.001 (Keylogging) appears in 12 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-16 and most recently 2026-09-28, with linked actors including Balonx; it most often appears alongside T1513 (Screen Capture).

Tracked threats
121 critical, 11 high
First seen
2026-02-16
Last seen
2026-09-28
Threat actors
1In the threats using it
Detection rules
35Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1417.001 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-09 with 5 reports, and 12 of the 12 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-09.

How adversaries use it

T1417.001 Keylogging is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Collection (Mobile) and Credential Access (Mobile) tactics in the Mobile matrix, as a sub-technique of T1417 Input Capture. Threadlinqs maps 12 of 2623 tracked threats (0.5%) to it; by severity that is 1 critical, 11 high.

Threats that use T1417.001 most often also use T1513 Screen Capture (10 threats), T1660 Phishing (10 threats), T1417.002 GUI Input Capture (9 threats), T1418 Software Discovery (8 threats), T1516 Input Injection (8 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.

1 tracked threat actor appear in the threats that use T1417.001; the most frequent are Balonx (1).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 2 mitigations for T1417.001.

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

12 tracked threats use T1417.001.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 35 detection rules mapped to T1417.001 (SPL 12, KQL 14, Sigma 9). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

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

Parent technique

T1417 Input Capture — 31 tracked threats at the technique level.