Threat Actor

Storm-1811

Also known as: Storm-1811

Storm-1811 is a financially-motivated entity linked to Black Basta ransomware deployment. Storm-1811 is notable for unique phishing and social engineering mechanisms for initial access, such as overloading victim email inboxes with non-malicious spam to prompt a fake "help desk" interaction leading to the deployment of adversary tools and capabilities.

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Techniques
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Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--319fd652-edde-46b2-9987-3519493989f5
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-02T12:53:29+00:00
Type
intrusion-set

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (showing 30 of 31)

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Cloud Accounts (T1585.003)

Adversaries may create accounts with cloud providers that can be used during targeting. Adversaries can use cloud accounts to further their operations

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DLL (T1574.001)

Adversaries may abuse dynamic-link library files (DLLs) in order to achieve persistence, escalate privileges, and evade defenses. DLLs are libraries t

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Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486)

Adversaries may encrypt data on target systems or on large numbers of systems in a network to interrupt availability to system and network resources.

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Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (T1140)

Adversaries may use Obfuscated Files or Information to hide artifacts of an intrusion from analysis. They

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Domain Account (T1087.002)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of domain accounts. This information can help adversaries determine which domain accounts exist to aid in fol

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Domain Trust Discovery (T1482)

Adversaries may attempt to gather information on domain trust relationships that may be used to identify lateral movement opportunities in Windows mul

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Domains (T1583.001)

Adversaries may acquire domains that can be used during targeting. Domain names are the human readable names used to represent one or more IP addresse

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Email Bombing (T1667)

Adversaries may flood targeted email addresses with an overwhelming volume of messages. This may bury legitimate emails in a flood of spam and disrupt

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Encrypted/Encoded File (T1027.013)

Adversaries may encrypt or encode files to obfuscate strings, bytes, and other specific patterns to impede detection. Encrypting and/or encoding file

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Exfiltration Over Asymmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol (T1048.002)

Adversaries may steal data by exfiltrating it over an asymmetrically encrypted network protocol other than that of the existing command and control ch

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Impersonation (T1684.001)

Adversaries may impersonate a trusted person or organization in order to persuade and trick a target into performing some action on their behalf. For

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Ingress Tool Transfer (T1105)

Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment. Tools or files may be copied from an external ad

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Input Capture (T1056)

Adversaries may use methods of capturing user input to obtain credentials or collect information. During normal system usage, users often provide cred

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Lateral Tool Transfer (T1570)

Adversaries may transfer tools or other files between systems in a compromised environment. Once brought into the victim environment (i.e., [Ingress T

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Local Data Staging (T1074.001)

Adversaries may stage collected data in a central location or directory on the local system prior to Exfiltration. Data may be kept in separate files

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Malicious File (T1204.002)

An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to ope

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Masquerade Account Name (T1036.010)

Adversaries may match or approximate the names of legitimate accounts to make newly created ones appear benign. This will typically occur during [Crea

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Masquerading (T1036)

Adversaries may attempt to manipulate features of their artifacts to make them appear legitimate or benign to users and/or security tools. Masqueradin

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Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (T1036.005)

Adversaries may match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files, Registry keys, or other resources when naming/placing them. This is don

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PowerShell (T1059.001)

Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution. PowerShell is a powerful interactive command-line interface and scripting environ

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Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (T1547.001)

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a program to a startup folder or referencing it with a Registry run key. Adding an entry to the "run key

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Remote Desktop Software (T1219.002)

An adversary may use legitimate desktop support software to establish an interactive command and control channel to target systems within networks. De

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SMB/Windows Admin Shares (T1021.002)

Adversaries may use Valid Accounts to interact with a remote network share using Server Message Block (SM

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SSH (T1021.004)

Adversaries may use Valid Accounts to log into remote machines using Secure Shell (SSH). The adversary ma

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Spearphishing Link (T1566.002)

Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious link in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing with a link is a specifi

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Spearphishing Voice (T1566.004)

Adversaries may use voice communications to ultimately gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing voice is a specific variant of spearphishing. It i

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Spearphishing via Service (T1566.003)

Adversaries may send spearphishing messages via third-party services in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing via service is a sp

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System Owner/User Discovery (T1033)

Adversaries may attempt to identify the primary user, currently logged in user, set of users that commonly uses a system, or whether a user is activel

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Tool (T1588.002)

Adversaries may buy, steal, or download software tools that can be used during targeting. Tools can be open or closed source, free or commercial. A to

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Windows Command Shell (T1059.003)

Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution. The Windows command shell (cmd) is the prima

Software & Tools (7)

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BITSAdmin [tool]

BITSAdmin is a command line tool used to create and manage [BITS Jobs](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/

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Black Basta [malware]

Black Basta is ransomware written in C++ that has been offered within the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) mo

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Cobalt Strike [tool]

Cobalt Strike is a commercial, full-featured, remote access tool that bills itself as “adversary simulation

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Impacket [tool]

Impacket is an open source collection of modules written in Python for programmatically constructing and ma

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PsExec [tool]

PsExec is a free Microsoft tool that can be used to execute a program on another computer. It is used by IT

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QakBot [malware]

QakBot is a modular banking trojan that has been used primarily by financially-motivated actors since at le

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Quick Assist [tool]

Quick Assist is a remote assistance tool primarily for Microsoft Windows, although a macOS version also exi

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