Threat actor
BlackByte
Last fetched
BlackByte is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 48 techniques and also known as 1 other name.
Also known as
Hecamede
Description
[BlackByte](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1043) is a ransomware threat actor operating since at least 2021. [BlackByte](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1043) is associated with several versions of ransomware also labeled [BlackByte Ransomware](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1180). [BlackByte](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1043) ransomware operations initially used a common encryption key allowing for the development of a universal decryptor, but subsequent versions such as [BlackByte 2.0 Ransomware](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1181) use more robust encryption mechanisms. [BlackByte](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1043) is notable for operations targeting critical infrastructure entities among other targets across North America.(Citation: FBI BlackByte 2022)(Citation: Picus BlackByte 2022)(Citation: Symantec BlackByte 2022)(Citation: Microsoft BlackByte 2023)(Citation: Cisco BlackByte 2024)
Techniques by tactic
Discovery
- T1012 · Query Registry
- T1016 · System Network Configuration Discovery
- T1018 · Remote System Discovery
- T1046 · Network Service Discovery
- T1082 · System Information Discovery
- T1087.002 · Domain Account
- T1135 · Network Share Discovery
- T1482 · Domain Trust Discovery
- T1518.001 · Security Software Discovery
- T1614.001 · System Language Discovery
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to BlackByte today — this states the absence of a published link, not that BlackByte has no infrastructure.
References
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1043
- https://blog.talosintelligence.com/blackbyte-blends-tried-and-true-tradecraft-with-newly-disclosed-vulnerabilities-to-support-ongoing-attacks/
- https://www.ic3.gov/CSA/2022/220211.pdf
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/07/06/the-five-day-job-a-blackbyte-ransomware-intrusion-case-study/
- https://www.picussecurity.com/resource/ttps-used-by-blackbyte-ransomware-targeting-critical-infrastructure
- https://www.security.com/threat-intelligence/blackbyte-exbyte-ransomware
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Related pages
Pivot from BlackByte into its techniques, tactics and any attributed infrastructure.
Queries
Resolves the slug to this actor, merging every duplicate node sharing the same name.
MATCH (a:ACTOR)
WHERE a.name =~ $pattern OR any(x IN a.aliases WHERE x =~ $pattern)
RETURN a.id AS id, a.name AS name, a.aliases AS aliases, a.description AS description,
a.references AS references, a.campaigns AS campaigns
LIMIT 25Techniques this actor uses, grouped by the tactic each one serves.
MATCH (a:ACTOR {name: $name})-[:USES_TECHNIQUE]->(t:ATTACK_PATTERN)
OPTIONAL MATCH (t)-[:USES_TACTIC]->(tac:ATTACK_PATTERN)
RETURN t.id AS techniqueId, t.name AS techniqueName, tac.id AS tacticId, tac.name AS tacticName
LIMIT 1000Infrastructure publicly attributed to this actor.
MATCH (n)-[:ATTRIBUTED_TO]->(a:ACTOR {name: $name})
RETURN labels(n)[0] AS kind, n.name AS name
LIMIT 25Or query Whisper from your own LLM workflow via the Whisper MCP server.