Malware
Keylogger
Also known as: Keystroke logger, Keylogging malware
Definition
Software or hardware that records the keystrokes a user types, used to steal passwords, financial data, or messages.
Examples
- HawkEye and Agent Tesla, commodity info-stealers with built-in keylogging.
- USB "keyboard-style" hardware keyloggers inserted into shared workstations.
Related terms
Spyware
Malware that secretly collects information about a user, device, or organization and sends it to an external party.
Info Stealer
Malware that harvests credentials, cookies, tokens, crypto wallets, and other sensitive data from an infected device and exfiltrates it to the attacker.
Credential Stealer
Malware focused specifically on extracting passwords, hashes, and authentication tokens from an infected system or its memory.
Banking Trojan
Malware designed to steal online-banking credentials and authorize fraudulent transactions, typically through web injects, form grabbing, or overlays.
FIDO2
FIDO2 — definition coming soon.
Malware
Any software intentionally designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to computers, networks, or data.