Keylogger
Also known as: Keystroke logger, Keylogging
A keylogger is malware or hardware that records a user's keystrokes to capture passwords, messages, and other sensitive input. Many infostealers bundle keylogging to grab credentials as they are typed, even for sites where they are not saved in the browser.
What is a keylogger?
A keylogger captures the keys a victim presses, allowing attackers to reconstruct passwords, private messages, and other typed data. Keyloggers can be software (the common form) or, less often, physical hardware attached to a device.
Keyloggers and infostealers
Several infostealer families (Agent Tesla, Snake Keylogger, FormBook) include keylogging so they can capture credentials at the moment of entry — covering accounts that the browser never stored.
VantaPrism focuses on the data that keylogger-stealers exfiltrate, surfacing exposed credentials once they reach monitored distribution channels.
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