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