ATT&CKSoftwareBlackByte 2.0 Ransomware

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware

S1181

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About this malware

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware is a replacement for BlackByte Ransomware. Unlike BlackByte Ransomware, BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware does not have a common key for victim decryption. BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware remains uniquely associated with BlackByte operations.

Techniques used11

Procedure examples11

TechniqueProcedure example
T1055
Process Injection

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware injects into a newly-created `svchost.exe` process prior to device encryption.

T1068
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware exploits a vulnerability in the RTCore64.sys driver (CVE-2019-16098) to enable privilege escalation and defense evasion when run as a service.

T1070.004
File Deletion

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware deletes itself following device encryption.

T1070.006
Timestomp

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware can timestomp files for defense evasion and anti-forensics purposes.

T1112
Modify Registry

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware modifies the victim Registry to allow for elevated execution.

T1135
Network Share Discovery

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware can identify network shares connected to the victim machine.

T1486
Data Encrypted for Impact

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware is a ransomware variant associated with BlackByte operations.

T1489
Service Stop

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware can terminate running services.

T1490
Inhibit System Recovery

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware modifies volume shadow copies during execution in a way that destroys them on the victim machine.

T1569.002
Service Execution

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware executes as a service when deployed.

T1686.003
Windows Host Firewall

BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware modifies the Windows firewall during execution.

Groups that use it1

Campaigns0

None recorded.

References1

  1. Microsoft BlackByte 2023 Open source
    Microsoft Incident Response. (2023, July 6). The five-day job: A BlackByte ransomware intrusion case study. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

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