
They create a listener on the Android attack system that will intercept the incoming video stream from the Windows 10 computer. The hacker downloads FFmpeg software on both the attacker's system and the target Windows 10 computer.

It's a portable and standalone software, meaning it can run as a single executable without any installation or configuration.

Understanding the FFmpeg AttackįFmpeg is a multimedia framework able to encode, stream, and play most file formats on Windows, macOS, and Unix-based distributions. Hackers are watching and listening, and there are few ways to protect yourself. A hacker with low user privileges can monitor and exfiltrate a target's every move and private conversation in real time no matter where they are.

The Windows 10 desktop and microphone can be livestreamed without using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) software and without opening any ports on the target computer.
