Suspicious Audio Capture through PowerShell (via process_creation)

This rule detects audio capture via PowerShell Cmdlet.

SigmamediumWindowsv1
sigma
title: Suspicious Audio Capture through PowerShell (via process_creation)
id: 83c09164-d79c-55f4-a22b-8061b5aee267
status: stable
description: This rule detects audio capture via PowerShell Cmdlet.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1123/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1123/T1123.md
    - https://eqllib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/analytics/ab7a6ef4-0983-4275-a4f1-5c6bd3c31c23.html
    - https://github.com/frgnca/AudioDeviceCmdlets
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-04-10
tags:
    - attack.collection
    - attack.t1123
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'WindowsAudioDevice-Powershell-Cmdlet'
            - 'Toggle-AudioDevice'
            - 'Get-AudioDevice '
            - 'Set-AudioDevice '
            - 'Write-AudioDevice '
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

Known false positives

  • Unknown

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