hasanfirnas/symbiote

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Symbiote is a Python-based social engineering tool that generates a phishing page to trick a target into granting camera permission, then covertly captures webcam photos from their device. It supports tunneling via ngrok, localhost.run, and LocalXpose and runs on Kali Linux or Termux.

Use cases

• capture webcam photos from a target device via a phishing link
• demonstrate social engineering camera permission attacks in security training
• run a phishing-based webcam capture demo on Kali Linux
• test camera permission phishing from an Android phone with Termux
• tunnel a local phishing page to the internet with ngrok or LocalXpose

When to choose

• you need an educational demonstration of camera-permission phishing attacks
• you want a ready-made webcam capture tool for authorized penetration testing labs
• you need tunneling options built in for exposing a local phishing page

When to avoid

• you need a tool for unauthorized surveillance or spying - this is illegal
• you want a general-purpose phishing framework beyond webcam capture
• you need a stealthy or undetectable payload - this is a simple educational script

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

security web-scraping http-server security penetration-testing cli python phishing social-engineering webcam-capture kali-linux termux ngrok tunneling hacking-tools pentest-lab linux

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