Black Basta Affiliates

Also known as: Black Basta Affiliates

This Group object reflects the tools & TTPs associated with threat actors known to deploy Black Basta, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant that researchers believe has been used since at least April 2022. Black Basta affiliates have attacked a very wide range of targets, including organizations in at least 12 out of 16 U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, including the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector.[U.S. CISA Black Basta May 10 2024]

Specific pre- and post-exploit behaviors may vary among intrusions carried out by different Black Basta affiliates. TTPs associated with the Black Basta ransomware binary itself can be found in the separate dedicated Software object.

Introduction

This Group object reflects the tools & TTPs associated with threat actors known to deploy Black Basta, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant that researchers believe has been used since at least April 2022. Black Basta affiliates have attacked a very wide range of targets, including organizations in at least 12 out of 16 U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, including the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector.[U.S. CISA Black Basta May 10 2024] Specific pre- and post-exploit behaviors may vary among intrusions carried out by different Black Basta affiliates. TTPs associated with the Black Basta ransomware binary itself can be found in the separate dedicated Software object.

Activities and Tactics

Information pending cataloguing.

Notable Campaigns

Information pending cataloguing.

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)

Information pending cataloguing.

Notable Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)

No curated IOCs are currently published for this actor. This section will be updated when stable, attributable indicators are available.

Malware and Tools

  • BlackEnergy:
  • BLACKCOFFEE:
  • Blackshades:
  • BlackNix:
  • Xploit:
  • Archelaus Beta:
  • BlackHole:

Attribution and Evidence

Information pending cataloguing.

References

[1] [U.S. CISA Black Basta May 10 2024