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 Tool: Hades
Names Hades
Category Malware
Type Ransomware, Big Game Hunting
Description
(Accenture) At this time, it is unclear if the unknown threat group operates under an affiliate
model, or if Hades is distributed by a single group. Under an affiliate model, developers’
partner with affiliates who are responsible for various tasks or stages of the operation lifecycle,
such as distributing the malware, providing initial access to organizations or even target
selection and reconnaissance. However, based on intrusion data from incident response
engagements, the operators tailor their tactics and tooling to carefully selected targets and run
a more “hands on keyboard” operation to inflict maximum damage and higher payouts.
In addition, we identified similarities in the Hades ransom notes to those that have been used
by REvil ransomware operators, where portions of the ransom notes observed contain identical
wording. The differentiating factors in the ransom notes are the operators’ contact information
and the formatting of the ransom notes. While the ransom notes are similar, we do not have
any evidence to suggest the threat groups or operations have any overlap at this time.
Information
Malpedia Last change to this tool card: 08 August 2021
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All groups using tool Hades
https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=775f96e0-e868-40ee-9968-20998f571240
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Changed Name Country Observed
APT groups
  Indrik Spider 2007-Oct 2024
1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)
Source: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=775f96e0-e868-40ee-9968-20998f571240
https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=775f96e0-e868-40ee-9968-20998f571240
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