keyloggers
Input surveillance software
Keyloggers are software programs or hardware devices that record keystrokes on a computer or mobile device.
They capture everything typed—passwords, messages, credit card numbers—often without the user's knowledge.
Legitimate uses include parental monitoring and corporate security, but keyloggers are commonly associated with malware and identity theft: The hackers installed a keylogger to harvest banking credentials.
Hidden surveillance program
- rootkitHidden unauthorized access software
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- wormLimbless soil invertebrate
ransomware · botnet · adware · RAT · payload · infection · detection · removal
Stealing personal data criminally
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- data breachUnauthorized access to protected information
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- cyber espionageComputer-based intelligence gathering
account takeover · password theft · credit card fraud · corporate espionage · blackmail · extortion · dark web · stolen data
Ongoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- wiretappingCovert phone surveillance
- spyingSecretly observing others
covert · clandestine · intelligence · reconnaissance · parental control · stalkerware · interception · snooping
Act of finding something
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- encryptionConverting data into code
- two-factor authenticationIdentity confirmation requiring two proofs
- behavioral analysisStudy of conduct patterns
spyware
Hidden surveillance program
- rootkitHidden unauthorized access software
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
worm · ransomware · botnet · adware · RAT · payload · infection · detection · removal · antivirus
identity theft
Stealing personal data criminally
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- data breachUnauthorized access to protected information
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
cyber espionage · account takeover · password theft · credit card fraud · corporate espionage · blackmail · extortion · dark web · stolen data · financial fraud
capture
Take into custody
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- screen captureImage of display contents
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- wiretappingCovert phone surveillance
spying · covert · clandestine · intelligence · reconnaissance · parental control · stalkerware · interception · snooping · oversight
detection
Act of finding something
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- encryptionConverting data into code
- two-factor authenticationIdentity confirmation requiring two proofs
behavioral analysis · security software · sandboxing · firewall
- cyber threatsmalware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware
- cyberattacksmalware, phishing, ransomware, hack, virus
- cybercrimeshacking, phishing, malware, ransomware, data breach
- cybercriminalshacker, hackers, scammer, scammers, phishers
- Cyberthreatsmalware, phishing, ransomware, hacking, viruses
- workplace surveillancescreen recording, remote monitoring, bossware, productivity software, screen capture
keyloggersanti-spyware
Program blocking surveillance software
privacy tools · virtual keyboards · VPNs · security software · biometric authentication