Malekteam

MITRE ATT&CK does not currently catalogue Malekteam, so this is our assessment of the techniques it uses, drawn from public reporting. The techniques themselves, and every "what that means" definition below, come from MITRE ATT&CK v19.2. Confidence: low. Treat it as orientation, not attribution.

1. T1059.001 PowerShell Execution

   What they do: malekteam executes PowerShell scripts to run payload installation and system reconnaissance commands.

   What that means: Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.

2. T1685 Disable or Modify Tools Defense Impairment

   What they do: malekteam disables security tools such as EDR and antivirus processes to evade detection during compromise.

   What that means: Adversaries may disable, degrade, or tamper with security tools or applications (e.g., endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, intrusion detection systems (IDS), antivirus, logging agents, sensors, etc.) to impair or reduce visibility of defensive capabilities.

3. T1070.004 File Deletion Stealth

   What they do: malekteam deletes Volume Shadow Copies and backup directories to prevent recovery from restore points.

   What that means: Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

4. T1135 Network Share Discovery Discovery

   What they do: malekteam uses network share discovery to locate victim file shares and identify high-value data for exfiltration.

   What that means: Adversaries may look for folders and drives shared on remote systems as a means of identifying sources of information to gather as a precursor for Collection and to identify potential systems of interest for Lateral Movement.

5. T1567.002 Exfiltration to Cloud Storage Exfiltration

   What they do: malekteam exfiltrates stolen healthcare and financial records before deployment to enable double extortion.

   What that means: Adversaries may exfiltrate data to a cloud storage service rather than over their primary command and control channel.

6. T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact Impact

   What they do: malekteam encrypts victim files using a custom ransomware payload to maximize disruption and extortion leverage.

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

7. T1490 Inhibit System Recovery Impact

   What they do: malekteam invokes system recovery inhibition commands to block automatic restoration attempts post-encryption.

   What that means: Adversaries may delete or remove built-in data and turn off services designed to aid in the recovery of a corrupted system to prevent recovery.