Robinhood

MITRE ATT&CK does not currently catalogue Robinhood, 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: Robinhood executes commands via PowerShell scripts to automate post-compromise actions.

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

2. T1106 Native API Execution

   What they do: Robinhood leverages native Windows API calls to perform stealthy system interactions.

   What that means: Adversaries may interact with the native OS application programming interface (API) to execute behaviors.

3. T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder PersistencePrivilege Escalation

   What they do: Robinhood modifies registry run keys to ensure malware execution upon system startup.

   What that means: Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a program to a startup folder or referencing it with a Registry run key.

4. T1685 Disable or Modify Tools Defense Impairment

   What they do: Robinhood disables antivirus tools and security monitoring mechanisms to evade detection.

   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.

5. T1070.004 File Deletion Stealth

   What they do: Robinhood deletes Volume Shadow Copies and backup directories to prevent data recovery.

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

6. T1110 Brute Force Credential Access

   What they do: Robinhood brute-forces local accounts to gain initial access or persistence on victim systems.

   What that means: Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.

7. T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares Lateral Movement

   What they do: Robinhood moves laterally through SMB/Windows Admin Shares to access additional networked systems.

   What that means: Adversaries may use Valid Accounts to interact with a remote network share using Server Message Block (SMB).

8. T1567.002 Exfiltration to Cloud Storage Exfiltration

   What they do: Robinhood exfiltrates stolen data via C2 channels to support extortion demands.

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

9. T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact Impact

   What they do: Robinhood encrypts victim files using its ransomware payload to hold data hostage for ransom.

   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.

10. T1490 Inhibit System Recovery Impact

    What they do: Robinhood disrupts system recovery by disabling backup restoration processes and services.

    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.