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S1068: BlackCat

BlackCat is ransomware written in Rust that has been offered via the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. First observed November 2021, BlackCat has been used to target multiple sectors and organizations in various countries and regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.[1][2][3]

EnterpriseS1068MalwareObject v1.1Modified
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Security context for executives and security teams

Automation confidenceMedium

S1068: BlackCat describes [BlackCat](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1068) is ransomware written in Rust that has been offered via the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. First observed November 2021, [BlackCat](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1068) has been used to target multiple sectors and organizations in various countries and regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.(Citation: Microsoft BlackCat Jun 2022)(Citation: Sophos BlackCat Jul 2022)(Citation: ACSC BlackCat Apr 2022)

Executive priority

S1068: BlackCat is an official MITRE ATT&CK software. Glexia treats it as defensive behavior context for prioritizing monitoring, control validation, and response planning without using the object by itself as an attribution claim.

Technical view

Security teams should validate S1068: BlackCat by reviewing the official ATT&CK relationships, mapped tactics (the mapped ATT&CK tactic context), supported platforms (Linux, Windows), and available local telemetry before making detection or mitigation decisions.

Likely telemetry

  • Official ATT&CK relationships and object metadata
  • Network, endpoint, and security-tool telemetry

Detection direction

  • Validate whether S1068: BlackCat appears in your detection coverage and tabletop scenarios.
  • Use the object to align executive risk language with SOC, incident response, and detection engineering work.
  • Do not treat ATT&CK relationship context as attribution without corroborating evidence.

Mitigation priorities

  • Map the object to existing controls and identify missing telemetry or response ownership.
  • Prioritize mitigations that reduce exposure on the listed platforms and tactics.
  • Review adjacent ATT&CK relationships before changing policy, detections, or reporting language.
Additional notes and limits

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This baseline take is source-grounded and schema-validated, but it does not include environment-specific telemetry, incident evidence, or threat-intelligence corroboration.

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

BlackCat

BlackCat is ransomware written in Rust that has been offered via the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. First observed November 2021, BlackCat has been used to target multiple sectors and organizations in various countries and regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.[1][2][3]

View the same entry on attack.mitre.org (MITRE-hosted reference; in-page links above use the Glexia ATT&CK library.)

Glexia analysis

How security teams should use this page

Treat this object as behavior context, not an attribution claim. Validate the related groups, software, data sources, and mitigations against official ATT&CK relationships and your own telemetry before making control-coverage decisions.

ATT&CK relationship table

Techniques used

This mirrors the MITRE pattern of making group, software, campaign, and technique relationships scannable. Relationship notes come from mirrored ATT&CK relationship text when available.

21 rows
DomainIDNameRelationship / procedure
EnterpriseT1570Lateral Tool Transfer

BlackCat can replicate itself across connected servers via `psexec`.[1]

EnterpriseT1685.005Clear Windows Event LogsSub-technique

BlackCat can clear Windows event logs using `wevtutil.exe`.[1]

EnterpriseT1018Remote System Discovery

BlackCat can broadcasts NetBIOS Name Service (NBNC) messages to search for servers connected to compromised networks.[1]

EnterpriseT1486Data Encrypted for Impact

BlackCat has the ability to encrypt Windows devices, Linux devices, and VMWare instances.[1]

EnterpriseT1489Service Stop

BlackCat has the ability to stop VM services on compromised networks.[1][2]

EnterpriseT1082System Information Discovery

BlackCat can obtain the computer name and UUID.[1]

EnterpriseT1548.002Bypass User Account ControlSub-technique

BlackCat can bypass UAC to escalate privileges.[1]

EnterpriseT1087.002Domain AccountSub-technique

BlackCat can utilize `net use` commands to identify domain users.[1]

EnterpriseT1112Modify Registry

BlackCat has the ability to add the following registry key on compromised networks to maintain persistence: `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services \LanmanServer\Paramenters`[1]

EnterpriseT1069.002Domain GroupsSub-technique

BlackCat can determine if a user on a compromised host has domain admin privileges.[1]

EnterpriseT1047Windows Management Instrumentation

BlackCat can use `wmic.exe` to delete shadow copies on compromised networks.[1]

EnterpriseT1680Local Storage Discovery

BlackCat can enumerate local drives.[1]

EnterpriseT1135Network Share Discovery

BlackCat has the ability to discover network shares on compromised networks.[1][2]

EnterpriseT1222.001Windows PermissionsSub-technique

BlackCat can use Windows commands such as `fsutil behavior set SymLinkEvaluation R2L:1` to redirect file system access to a different location after gaining access into compromised networks.[1]

EnterpriseT1491.001Internal DefacementSub-technique

BlackCat can change the desktop wallpaper on compromised hosts.[1][2]

EnterpriseT1561.001Disk Content WipeSub-technique

BlackCat has the ability to wipe VM snapshots on compromised networks.[1][2]

EnterpriseT1059.003Windows Command ShellSub-technique

BlackCat can execute commands on a compromised network with the use of `cmd.exe`.[1]

EnterpriseT1083File and Directory Discovery

BlackCat can enumerate files for encryption.[1]

EnterpriseT1033System Owner/User Discovery

BlackCat can utilize `net use` commands to discover the user name on a compromised host.[1]

EnterpriseT1490Inhibit System Recovery

BlackCat can delete shadow copies using `vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet` and `wmic.exe Shadowcopy Delete`; it can also modify the boot loader using `bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No`.[1]

EnterpriseT1134Access Token Manipulation

BlackCat has the ability modify access tokens.[1][2]

Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

GroupEnterprise

G1015: Scattered Spider

Scattered Spider is a native English-speaking cybercriminal group active since at least 2022. [1] [2] The group initially targeted customer relationship management (CRM) providers, business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, and telecommunications and technology companies before expanding in 2023 to gaming, hospitality, retail, managed service provider (MSP), manufacturing, and financial sectors. [2] Scattered Spider relies heavily on social engineering, including impersonating IT and help-desk staff, to gain initial access, bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA), and compromise enterprise networks. The group has adapted its tooling to evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) defenses and used ransomware for financial gain. [3] [4] [5] Scattered Spider had expanded into hybrid cloud and identity environments, using help-desk impersonation and MFA bypass to obtain administrator access in Okta, AWS, and Office 365. [6]

Relationship explorer

All related ATT&CK context

uses · GroupG1015: Scattered SpiderEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1570: Lateral Tool TransferEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1685.005: Clear Windows Event LogsEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1018: Remote System DiscoveryEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1486: Data Encrypted for ImpactEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1489: Service StopEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1082: System Information DiscoveryEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1548.002: Bypass User Account ControlEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1087.002: Domain AccountEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1112: Modify RegistryEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1069.002: Domain GroupsEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1047: Windows Management InstrumentationEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1680: Local Storage DiscoveryEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1135: Network Share DiscoveryEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1222.001: Windows PermissionsEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1491.001: Internal DefacementEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1561.001: Disk Content WipeEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1059.003: Windows Command ShellEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1083: File and Directory DiscoveryEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1033: System Owner/User DiscoveryEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1490: Inhibit System RecoveryEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1134: Access Token ManipulationEnterprise
Change history

Object version and sync metadata

The fields below describe the current mirrored snapshot. When Glexia retains multiple ATT&CK source imports, you can open the table to compare the same object across releases (hashes and MITRE timestamps). For MITRE’s own release notes and roadmap, see ATT&CK resources — Updates.

ATT&CK release
19.2
Object version
1.1
Created
Modified
Raw hash
fd84985015c22ca1...
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)
ReleaseBundle importedObject versionModifiedStatusRaw hash
19.21.1Current bundlefd84985015c2…
19.11.1Older bundlefd84985015c2…
Raw source

Mirrored ATT&CK source object

The raw object is retained through the mirrored ATT&CK source bundle and object hash. The raw endpoint returns the exact object from the mirrored bundle when available.

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Source references

External references and citations

MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.

  1. [1]
    Microsoft BlackCat Jun 2022

    Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence. (2022, June 13). The many lives of BlackCat ransomware. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

    Open source URL
  2. [2]
    Sophos BlackCat Jul 2022

    Brandt, Andrew. (2022, July 14). BlackCat ransomware attacks not merely a byproduct of bad luck. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

    Open source URL
  3. [3]
    ACSC BlackCat Apr 2022

    Australian Cyber Security Centre. (2022, April 14). 2022-004: ACSC Ransomware Profile - ALPHV (aka BlackCat). Retrieved December 20, 2022.

    Open source URL
  4. [4]
    ALPHV

    (Citation: Microsoft BlackCat Jun 2022)(Citation: ACSC BlackCat Apr 2022)

  5. [5]
    Noberus

    (Citation: ACSC BlackCat Apr 2022)

  6. [6]
    mitre-attackS1068
    Open source URL
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