INC Ransom
Also tracked as GOLD IONIC
INC Ransom is a ransomware and data extortion threat group associated with the deployment of INC Ransomware that has been active since at least July 2023. INC Ransom has targeted organizations worldwide most commonly in the industrial, healthcare, and education sectors in the US and Europe.
- Known attack methods
- 25
- Motive
- Financial gain
- Source
- MITRE ATT&CK
How they break in
Techniques MITRE has documented this group using, mapped onto the ATT&CK matrix. Each one is a behaviour you can look for in your own logs, and a control you can test.
Reconnaissance
12 techniques
Resource Development
9 techniques · 1 used
Initial Access
11 techniques · 2 used
Execution
20 techniques · 3 used
Persistence
22 techniques
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques · 3 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques · 1 used
Credential Access
17 techniques
Discovery
34 techniques · 5 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques · 2 used
Collection
17 techniques · 2 used
Command and Control
18 techniques · 3 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques · 1 used
Impact
15 techniques · 2 used
Resource development1
Initial access2
Execution3
Stealth3
Defense impairment1
Discovery5
Lateral movement2
Collection2
Command and control3
Exfiltration1
Malware
Families MITRE records this group deploying. Detection names for these are a reasonable place to start.
Tools
Legitimate or dual-use software the group is documented using. Most of it is software your own administrators use too, which is the point.