Sigma rule: Screen Capture - macOS

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7b4f53aa4903, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Screen Capture - macOS
Status
test
Level
low
Author
remotephone, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-13
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_screencapture.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects attempts to use screencapture to collect macOS screenshots

Log source

product
macos
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image: '/usr/sbin/screencapture'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate user activity taking screenshots

Tags

  • attack.collection
  • attack.t1113

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_screencapture.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Screen Capture - macOS" by remotephone, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_screencapture.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Screen Capture - macOS",
entity page, dataset version ref-7b4f53aa4903, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0877ed01-da46-4c49-8476-d49cdd80dfa7 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0877ed01-da46-4c49-8476-d49cdd80dfa7, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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