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MedusaLocker

Also known asmedusalocker

MedusaLocker is a ransomware operation known for double extortion, encrypting victim data and threatening to publish stolen data if victims do not pay. Reporting in the provided content states that it continued targeting manufacturing and critical infrastructure. The operation has been referenced in connection with incidents involving EDR-killer and defense-evasion tooling: ThrottleBlood was observed in MedusaLocker intrusions, and Seqrite reported that attackers in MedusaLocker attacks frequently used process-killing tools such as 0th3r_av5.exe to shut down antivirus monitoring. Additional reporting linked CardSpaceKiller to intrusions involving MedusaLocker, and noted that LockBit used a very similar service kill list to MedusaLocker. The content also references MedusaLocker in the context of custom cryptocurrency mixing services associated with ransomware-as-a-service ecosystems. No additional aliases or sub-groups are directly supported by the provided content beyond the name MedusaLocker.

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MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

47 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.

12 of 15 tactics65 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0001
Initial Access
1 technique
T1566
Phishing
T1566.001
Spearphishing Attachment
TA0002
Execution
3 techniques
T1053
Scheduled Task/Job
T1053.005
Scheduled Task
T1059
Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1129
Shared Modules
TA0003
Persistence
4 techniques
T1053
Scheduled Task/Job
T1053.005
Scheduled Task
T1112×2
Modify Registry
T1542
Pre-OS Boot
T1542.003
Bootkit
T1547
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
T1547.001×2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
TA0004
Privilege Escalation
4 techniques
T1053
Scheduled Task/Job
T1053.005
Scheduled Task
T1134
Access Token Manipulation
T1134.004
Parent PID Spoofing
T1547
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
T1547.001×2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
T1548
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
T1548.002
Bypass User Account Control
TA0005
Stealth
10 techniques
T1014
Rootkit
T1027×2
Obfuscated Files or Information
T1027.002×3
Software Packing
T1027.005
Indicator Removal from Tools
T1036
Masquerading
T1070
Indicator Removal
T1070.004×2
File Deletion
T1134
Access Token Manipulation
T1134.004
Parent PID Spoofing
T1140
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
T1202
Indirect Command Execution
T1497×2
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497.001
System Checks
T1542
Pre-OS Boot
T1542.003
Bootkit
T1564
Hide Artifacts
T1564.003
Hidden Window
TA0112
Defense Impairment
2 techniques
T1112×2
Modify Registry
T1222
File and Directory Permissions Modification
TA0006
Credential Access
2 techniques
T1003
OS Credential Dumping
T1056
Input Capture
T1056.001
Keylogging
TA0007
Discovery
9 techniques
T1010
Application Window Discovery
T1012
Query Registry
T1016
System Network Configuration Discovery
T1057
Process Discovery
T1082
System Information Discovery
T1083
File and Directory Discovery
T1135
Network Share Discovery
T1497×2
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497.001
System Checks
T1614
System Location Discovery
TA0008
Lateral Movement
1 technique
T1021
Remote Services
T1021.001
Remote Desktop Protocol
TA0009
Collection
2 techniques
T1056
Input Capture
T1056.001
Keylogging
T1074
Data Staged
TA0011
Command and Control
4 techniques
T1071
Application Layer Protocol
T1090
Proxy
T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer
T1573
Encrypted Channel
TA0040
Impact
3 techniques
T1486×3
Data Encrypted for Impact
T1489
Service Stop
T1490×2
Inhibit System Recovery
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