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Group profile

Blue Locker targets Pakistan’s vital energy sector, particularly Pakistan Petroleum

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

TA0003

Persistence

  • T1547.001Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

    Achieves persistence through Registry Run Keys, ensuring execution after system reboot.

TA0004

Privilege Escalation

  • T1543Create or Modify System Process

    Modifies system services for persistence and privilege escalation.

  • T1548.002Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control

    Bypasses UAC via registry manipulation, elevating privileges without user consent.

TA0005

Defense Evasion

  • T1070.006Indicator Removal: Timestomp

    Timestomping technique is used to alter file timestamps, making it difficult to detect during forensic analysis.

  • T1140Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

    Implements obfuscation and deobfuscation to evade detection by security tools and analysts.

  • T1562.001Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

    Disables UAC to avoid detection and remain persistent without being interrupted by security controls.

TA0007

Discovery

  • T1012Query Registry

    Performs registry queries to gather system configuration and installed software information.

  • T1057Process Discovery

    Enumerates running processes to identify which processes to target for exploitation or injection.

  • T1083File and Directory Discovery

    Explores file and directory structures to find valuable files for encryption or exfiltration.

  • T1087Account Discovery

    Discovers user accounts for credential harvesting or lateral movement across systems.

  • T1497Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

    Detects virtualized or sandboxed environments to avoid detection during dynamic analysis.

TA0009

Collection

  • T1056Input Capture

    Uses raw input capture to steal user credentials or session data during active sessions.

  • T1074Data Staged

    Prepares collected data in temporary or known directories before exfiltration or further exploitation.

TA0040

Impact

  • T1489Service Stop

    Stops system services to ensure the encryption process is not interrupted and maximizes the damage.

  • T1490Inhibit System Recovery

    Inhibits system recovery by disabling or deleting backup systems, ensuring that victims cannot restore their encrypted files.

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