216.73.217.22

T1512: Video Capture

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 17/12/2025 22:48 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:41

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1512
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
17/12/2025 22:48
Modified
27/03/2026 01:41
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Aliases

T1512

Platforms

android iOS

Description

An adversary can leverage a device’s cameras to gather information by capturing video recordings. Images may also be captured, potentially in specified intervals, in lieu of video files. Malware or scripts may interact with the device cameras through an available API provided by the operating system. Video or image files may be written to disk and exfiltrated later. This technique differs from [Screen Capture](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1513) due to use of the device’s cameras for video recording rather than capturing the victim’s screen. In Android, an application must hold the `android.permission.CAMERA` permission to access the cameras. In iOS, applications must include the `NSCameraUsageDescription` key in the `Info.plist` file. In both cases, the user must grant permission to the requesting application to use the camera. If the device has been rooted or jailbroken, an adversary may be able to access the camera without knowledge of the user.

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-mobile-attack collection

Marking (TLP)

TLP:CLEAR Copyright 2015-2025, The MITRE Corporation. MITRE ATT&CK and ATT&CK are registered trademarks of The MITRE Corporation.

External references