Titan

MITRE ATT&CK does not currently catalogue Titan, 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: medium. Treat it as orientation, not attribution.

1. T1059.001 PowerShell Execution

   What they do: Titan executes malicious payloads through PowerShell scripts to deploy ransomware binaries across compromised hosts.

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

2. T1112 Modify Registry PersistenceDefense Impairment

   What they do: Titan modifies Windows Registry Run keys to establish persistence by injecting startup entries.

   What that means: Adversaries may interact with the Windows Registry as part of a variety of other techniques to aid in defense evasion, persistence, and execution.

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

   What they do: Titan leverages registry run keys and startup folders to maintain persistence after reboot cycles.

   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: Titan disables security tools by terminating antivirus processes and modifying Windows Defender service configurations.

   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. T1685.005 Clear Windows Event Logs Defense Impairment

   What they do: Titan clears Windows Event Logs using PowerShell to erase forensic evidence of intrusion and attack timeline.

   What that means: Adversaries may clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion.

6. T1070.004 File Deletion Stealth

   What they do: Titan deletes Volume Shadow Copies and backup directories via vssadmin commands to prevent recovery.

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

7. T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery

   What they do: Titan uses file and directory discovery via PowerShell to enumerate critical system folders and identify encryption targets.

   What that means: Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.

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

   What they do: Titan moves laterally through SMB/Windows Admin Shares using stolen credentials 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).

9. T1560.001 Archive via Utility Collection

   What they do: Titan archives stolen data via utility commands before exfiltration to maintain leverage for ransom demands.

   What that means: Adversaries may use utilities to compress and/or encrypt collected data prior to exfiltration.

10. T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact Impact

    What they do: Titan encrypts victim files using custom symmetric encryption routines targeting documents, databases, and backups.

    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.

11. T1489 Service Stop Impact

    What they do: Titan stops critical Windows services like backup and monitoring utilities using net stop commands to disrupt defenses.

    What that means: Adversaries may stop or disable services on a system to render those services unavailable to legitimate users.

12. T1490 Inhibit System Recovery Impact

    What they do: Titan inhibits system recovery by corrupting restore points and disabling backup service restoration mechanisms.

    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.