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donex

5 tracked victims
·first seen 2024-02-22·last activity 2024-02-27

Group profile

DoNex is a ransomware strain that emerged in March 2024 as the latest rebrand of a lineage beginning with Muse (2022) → DarkRace (2023) → DoNex, targeting enterprises in the US and Europe using double-extortion; Avast released a free decryptor in July 2024 after discovering a cryptographic flaw.

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

TA0002

Execution

  • T1047Windows Management Instrumentation

    The ransomware uses wmic.exe to query the OS.

  • T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

    Apparent internal use of CMD.exe.

  • T1064Scripting

    Performs batch file execution.

  • T1106Native API

    The process attempted to delete shadow volume copies (VSS).

  • T1129Shared Modules

    The ransomware tries to carry out process loader, malicious functions.

TA0003

Persistence

  • T1543.003Windows Services

    Paralyzes some types of services.

TA0005

Defense Evasion

  • T1027Obfuscated Files or Information

    Uses payload data encoding.

  • T1027.005Indicator Removal from Tools

    Contains obfuscated stackstrings.

  • T1027.009Embedded Payloads

    Discards interesting files and uses them in its execution.

  • T1036Masquerading

    Creates files within the user directory. Adversaries use it for purposes of manipulating characteristics of their artifacts to make them appear legitimate.

  • T1064Scripting

    Execute files in bat.

  • T1070.001Clear Windows Event Logs

    Clears the Windows Operating System event logs.

  • T1070.004File Deletion

    Performs the deletion of shadow file data and also self-exclusion.

  • T1202Indirect Command Execution

    The adversary abuses utilities that allow the execution of commands to bypass security controls.

  • T1222File and Directory Permissions Modification

    Retrieves and sets file attributes.

  • T1548Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

    The threat actor uses privilege control mechanisms to bypass privilege control mechanisms to obtain permissions.

  • T1562.001Disable or Modify Tools

    Uses taskkill to terminate processes.

  • T1564.003Hidden Window

    Graphical window operation.

TA0006

Credential Access

  • T1056Input Capture

    Creates an object generally used for keystroke capture purposes.

TA0007

Discovery

  • T1007System Service Discovery

    List some services and check their status.

  • T1010Application Window Discovery

    The threat actor attempts to obtain a list of open applications and processes.

  • T1016System Network Configuration Discovery

    Uses ping.exe to check the status of network devices.

  • T1018Remote System Discovery

    Uses ping.exe to check the status of network devices.

  • T1057Process Discovery

    Malware attempts to obtain information about the processes running on a system.

  • T1082System Information Discovery

    Searches and collects information related to the Operating System.

  • T1083File and Directory Discovery

    Reads the files, gets the size and enumerates according to Windows.

  • T1135Network Share Discovery

    Enumerates the victim's network shares.

  • T1518.001Security Software Discovery

    Attempts to detect the virtual machine to make analysis more difficult.

TA0009

Collection

  • T1074Data Staged

    The actor uses data storage in a central location before performing exfiltration.

  • T1119Automated Collection

    The process attempted to detect the presence of forensic and debug utilities.

TA0040

Impact

  • T1485Data Destruction

    The ransomware deletes various types of user files.

  • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

    The ransomware renames files according to their variant and writes a file for ransom note purposes.

  • T1489Service Stop

    Paralyzes some types of services.

  • T1490Inhibit System Recovery

    The cmd.exe process invoked by the malware performs the deletion of Windows volume shadow copies.

Recent victims

DateWebsite / victimSectorCountry
2024-02-22TechnologyNL
2024-02-23Transportation/LogisticsUS
2024-02-24
elsap.it
elsapspaelsap.it
TechnologyIT
2024-02-27
chocotopia.cz
CHOCOTOPIAchocotopia.cz
Agriculture and Food ProductionCZ
2024-02-27Business ServicesBE