# T1429 Audio Capture > As of 2026-10-05, T1429 (Audio Capture) appears in 24 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-16 and most recently 2026-09-28, with linked actors including NSO Group, Intellexa Consortium, APT37; it most often appears alongside T1430 (Location Tracking). - **Tracked threats:** 24 (2 critical, 20 high, 1 medium) - **First seen:** 2026-02-16 - **Last seen:** 2026-09-28 - **Threat actors:** 3 - **Detection rules:** 27 (counts only; Blue tier and above) ## Key facts - **ID:** T1429 - **Framework:** MITRE ATT&CK - **Tactics:** Collection (Mobile) - **Matrix:** Mobile - **Data as of:** 2026-10-05 - **MITRE:** https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1429/ ## Activity timeline T1429 first appeared in tracked threats on 2026-02-16 and was most recently reported on 2026-09-28. The busiest month was 2026-07 with 7 reports, and 24 of the 24 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-09. ## How adversaries use it T1429 Audio Capture is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Collection (Mobile) tactic in the Mobile matrix. Threadlinqs maps 24 of 2623 tracked threats (0.9%) to it; by severity that is 2 critical, 20 high, 1 medium. Threats that use T1429 most often also use [T1430 Location Tracking](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1430) (20 threats), [T1426 System Information Discovery](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1426) (19 threats), [T1513 Screen Capture](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1513) (15 threats), [T1646 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1646) (15 threats), [T1660 Phishing](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1660) (15 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. 3 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1429; the most frequent are [NSO Group](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/NSO%20Group) (3), [Intellexa Consortium](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Intellexa%20Consortium) (2), [APT37](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/APT37) (1). ## Mitigations MITRE ATT&CK lists 2 mitigations for T1429. - [M1006 Use Recent OS Version](https://attack.mitre.org/mitigations/M1006/) - [M1011 User Guidance](https://attack.mitre.org/mitigations/M1011/) ## Threat actors using it - [NSO Group](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/NSO%20Group) — 3 - [Intellexa Consortium](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Intellexa%20Consortium) — 2 - [APT37](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/APT37) — 1 ## Tracked threats 24 tracked threats use T1429. - [RatHat Android RAT: MaaS Consoles Add Gemini AI-Driven Victim Prioritization](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2743) — high — 2026-09-28 - [Mantax Otax: Indonesian Android Malware Combines Ransomware with Spyware Integration](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2719) — high — 2026-09-09 - [Pegasus Spyware Used to Hack Phone of Former MEP Stelios Kouloglou, PEGA Committee Member](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2324) — high — 2026-09-04 - [Serbian Authorities Deploy Pegasus and NoviSpy Spyware Against Journalists, Opposition Politicians, and…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2316) — high — 2026-09-03 - [Apple Issues Mercenary Spyware Threat Notifications to Users in 110 Countries](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2034) — high — 2026-08-16 - [Apple Expands On-Device Lock Screen Alerts for Mercenary Spyware Targets](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2016) — high — 2026-08-14 - [Octagon Android RAT — Fake Bahrain Civil Defense App Targets Mobile Endpoints via Multi-Stage Payload](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1881) — critical — 2026-08-05 - [Inside the Underground Business of the BTMOB Android RAT Malware-as-a-Service](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1841) — high — 2026-08-03 - [Copybara Android RAT Delivered via Fake N26 Support Vishing Calls](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1804) — high — 2026-08-01 - [Flying Eagle Android RAT: Leaked Source Code Powers 170 Active C2 Servers, Successor "Night Dragon" Emerges](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1757) — high — 2026-07-29 - [NSO Group Co-Founder Shalev Hulio Held Israeli Diplomatic Passport in Panama, Raising State-Ties Questions…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1748) — 2026-07-28 - [UK Supreme Court Rejects Bahrain's State Immunity Claim in FinSpy/FinFisher Spyware Surveillance Case…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1726) — medium — 2026-07-27 - [RedWing: Android Malware-as-a-Service Spyware Operation Targeting Russian Financial Institutions](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1478) — high — 2026-07-18 - [Glitch SPY Android RAT Distributed via Fake Polish Rental App ("Tutaj Dom") Using Brokewell Loader](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1195) — high — 2026-07-10 - [Pegasus Spyware Used Against Former MEP Stelios Kouloglou While Serving on PEGA Committee](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1110) — critical — 2026-07-05 - [Pegasus Spyware (PWNYOURHOME Zero-Click Chain) Used Against European Parliament PEGA Committee Member…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1098) — high — 2026-07-03 - [Pegasus Mercenary Spyware Used for State Surveillance of Azerbaijani Journalists, Activists, and Human…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0751) — high — 2026-06-10 - [NSO Group Pegasus Spyware — WhatsApp Spearphishing Campaign Alleged in Meta Contempt Complaint (June 2026)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0728) — high — 2026-06-09 - [BTMOB Android RAT — SpySolr Evolution Sold as MaaS via Telegram with APK Builder and Accessibility Services…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0600) — high — 2026-05-27 - [ScarCruft (APT37) BirdCall Android Variant — Multiplatform Supply-Chain Attack via sqgame\[.\]com\[.\]cn…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0460) — high — 2026-05-05 - [Predator Spyware: Undocumented iOS Kernel Exploitation Engine (FDGuardNeonRW, PAC Bypass, RWTransfer)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2046) — high — 2026-04-10 - [ResidentBat — Belarusian KGB Android Spyware at Internet Scale (ADB Sideloading, Custom HTTPS C2, Journalist…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0143) — high — 2026-02-25 - [SURXRAT Android RAT — LLM Module Downloads from Hugging Face, MaaS via Telegram, ArsinkRAT Evolution](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0142) — high — 2026-02-24 - [ZeroDayRAT Commercial Mobile Spyware — Telegram-Sold Cross-Platform Android/iOS Surveillance, Live…](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0116) — high — 2026-02-16 ## Related CVEs CVEs referenced by the tracked threats that use T1429, most frequent first. - [CVE-2021-30860](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2021-30860) - [CVE-2016-4655](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2016-4655) - [CVE-2016-4656](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2016-4656) - [CVE-2016-4657](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2016-4657) - [CVE-2023-41061](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2023-41061) - [CVE-2023-41064](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2023-41064) - [CVE-2019-3568](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2019-3568) - [CVE-2024-43047](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-43047) - [CVE-2024-50302](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-50302) - [CVE-2024-53104](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-53104) - [CVE-2024-53197](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-53197) - [CVE-2025-31200](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-31200) - [CVE-2025-31201](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-31201) - [CVE-2025-43200](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-43200) ## Detection coverage Threadlinqs maintains 27 detection rules mapped to T1429 (SPL 8, KQL 8, Sigma 11). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only. 27 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma), Blue and above: https://threadlinqs.com/pricing ## Links - Canonical page: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1429 - All techniques: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/techniques - Full detection coverage and IOCs: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp (Purple tier)