Storm-0501
Storm-0501 is a financially motivated cyber criminal group that uses commodity and open-source tools to conduct ransomware operations. Storm-0501 has been active since 2021 and has previously been affiliated with Sabbath Ransomware and other Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) variants such as Hive, BlackCat, Hunters International, LockBit 3.0, and Embargo ransomware.
- Known attack methods
- 42
- Motive
- Financial gain
- First seen
- 2021
- 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 · 2 used
Initial Access
11 techniques · 1 used
Execution
20 techniques · 2 used
Persistence
22 techniques · 1 used
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques · 4 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques · 3 used
Credential Access
17 techniques · 4 used
Discovery
34 techniques · 8 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques · 1 used
Collection
17 techniques · 1 used
Command and Control
18 techniques · 1 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques · 2 used
Impact
15 techniques · 4 used
Resource development2
Initial access1
Stealth5
Defense impairment4
Credential access6
Discovery9
Lateral movement2
Collection1
Command and control1
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.