Linux Video Recording or Screenshot Activity Detected

Last updated 5 days ago on 2026-01-07
Created 5 days ago on 2026-01-07

About

This rule monitors for the usage of the most common video recording or screenshot utilities on unix systems by an uncommon process parent. Adversaries may collect video or screenshot data from users or systems for a variety of reasons including espionage, credential theft, or reconnaissance.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: LinuxUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: CollectionData Source: Elastic DefendData Source: Elastic EndgameData Source: SentinelOneLanguage: kuery
Severity
low
Risk Score
21
MITRE ATT&CK™

Collection (TA0009)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
New Terms Rule
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
logs-endpoint.events.process*logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*endgame-*
Related Integrations

endpoint(external, opens in a new tab or window)

sentinel_one_cloud_funnel(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Query
text code block:
event.category:process and host.os.type:"linux" and event.type:"start" and event.action:("exec" or "exec_event" or "start") and process.name:( "gnome-screenshot" or "spectacle" or "xfce4-screenshooter" or "mate-screenshot" or "scrot" or "maim" or "import" or "grim" or "grimshot" or "slurp" or "flameshot" or "shutter" or "ksnip" or "deepin-screenshot" or "simplescreenrecorder" or "kazam" or "vokoscreen" or "recordmydesktop" or "obs" or "obs-studio" ) and not process.args:("-h" or "--help" or "--version")

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Linux Video Recording or Screenshot Activity Detected in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).