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LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52)

LockBit 3.0 is an evolution of the LockBit Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) offering with similarities to BlackMatter and BlackCat ransomware. LockBit 3.0 has been in use since at least June 2022 and features enhanced defense evasion and exfiltration tactics, robust encryption methods for Windows and VMware ESXi systems, and a more refined RaaS structure over its predecessors such as LockBit 2.0.(Citation: Sentinel Labs LockBit 3.0 JUL 2022)(Citation: Joint Cybersecurity Advisory LockBit JUN 2023)(Citation: Joint Cybersecurity Advisory LockBit 3.0 MAR 2023)(Citation: INCIBE-CERT LockBit MAR 2024)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486 (b80d107d-fa0d-4b60-9684-b0433e8bdba0) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
System Language Discovery - T1614.001 (c1b68a96-3c48-49ea-a6c0-9b27359f9c19) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern 1
LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 1
Safe Mode Boot - T1562.009 (28170e17-8384-415c-8486-2e6b294cb803) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Execution Guardrails - T1480 (853c4192-4311-43e1-bfbb-b11b14911852) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern 1
Network Share Discovery - T1135 (3489cfc5-640f-4bb3-a103-9137b97de79f) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern 1
Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Clear Windows Event Logs - T1070.001 (6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware Mutual Exclusion - T1480.002 (49fca0d2-685d-41eb-8bd4-05451cc3a742) Attack Pattern 1
LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 1
LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware Inhibit System Recovery - T1490 (f5d8eed6-48a9-4cdf-a3d7-d1ffa99c3d2a) Attack Pattern 1
LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware Winlogon Helper DLL - T1547.004 (6836813e-8ec8-4375-b459-abb388cb1a35) Attack Pattern 1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Service Stop - T1489 (20fb2507-d71c-455d-9b6d-6104461cf26b) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
SMB/Windows Admin Shares - T1021.002 (4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Group Policy Modification - T1484.001 (5d2be8b9-d24c-4e98-83bf-2f5f79477163) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Local Storage Discovery - T1680 (f2514ae4-4e9b-4f26-a5ba-c4ae85fe93c3) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
CMSTP - T1218.003 (4cbc6a62-9e34-4f94-8a19-5c1a11392a49) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern 1
Local Accounts - T1078.003 (fdc47f44-dd32-4b99-af5f-209f556f63c2) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Debugger Evasion - T1622 (e4dc8c01-417f-458d-9ee0-bb0617c1b391) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern LockBit 3.0 - S1202 (71fe9df1-1c6f-430c-ab9b-ff3c11074e52) Malware 1
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern 2
System Services - T1569 (d157f9d2-d09a-4efa-bb2a-64963f94e253) Attack Pattern Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern 2
Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) Attack Pattern Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern 2
System Language Discovery - T1614.001 (c1b68a96-3c48-49ea-a6c0-9b27359f9c19) Attack Pattern System Location Discovery - T1614 (c877e33f-1df6-40d6-b1e7-ce70f16f4979) Attack Pattern 2
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism - T1548 (67720091-eee3-4d2d-ae16-8264567f6f5b) Attack Pattern Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern 2
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 2
Safe Mode Boot - T1562.009 (28170e17-8384-415c-8486-2e6b294cb803) Attack Pattern Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern 2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern 2
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern Clear Windows Event Logs - T1070.001 (6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2) Attack Pattern 2
Execution Guardrails - T1480 (853c4192-4311-43e1-bfbb-b11b14911852) Attack Pattern Mutual Exclusion - T1480.002 (49fca0d2-685d-41eb-8bd4-05451cc3a742) Attack Pattern 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 2
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern Winlogon Helper DLL - T1547.004 (6836813e-8ec8-4375-b459-abb388cb1a35) Attack Pattern 2
Remote Services - T1021 (54a649ff-439a-41a4-9856-8d144a2551ba) Attack Pattern SMB/Windows Admin Shares - T1021.002 (4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541) Attack Pattern 2
Group Policy Modification - T1484.001 (5d2be8b9-d24c-4e98-83bf-2f5f79477163) Attack Pattern Domain or Tenant Policy Modification - T1484 (ebb42bbe-62d7-47d7-a55f-3b08b61d792d) Attack Pattern 2
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 2
CMSTP - T1218.003 (4cbc6a62-9e34-4f94-8a19-5c1a11392a49) Attack Pattern System Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 (457c7820-d331-465a-915e-42f85500ccc4) Attack Pattern 2
Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern 2
Local Accounts - T1078.003 (fdc47f44-dd32-4b99-af5f-209f556f63c2) Attack Pattern Valid Accounts - T1078 (b17a1a56-e99c-403c-8948-561df0cffe81) Attack Pattern 2
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 2