TA505
Also tracked as Hive0065, Spandex Tempest, CHIMBORAZO
TA505 is a cyber criminal group that has been active since at least 2014. TA505 is known for frequently changing malware, driving global trends in criminal malware distribution, and ransomware campaigns involving Clop.
- Known attack methods
- 34
- First seen
- 2014
- 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 · 3 used
Initial Access
11 techniques · 1 used
Execution
20 techniques · 4 used
Persistence
22 techniques
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques · 5 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques · 3 used
Credential Access
17 techniques · 2 used
Discovery
34 techniques · 2 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques
Collection
17 techniques
Command and Control
18 techniques · 3 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques
Impact
15 techniques · 1 used
Resource development4
Initial access2
Execution8
Stealth8
Defense impairment4
Credential access2
Command and control3
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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.