TA505 is a threat group thought to operate from Russia. Public reporting links it to 24 attack techniques, and to attacks on education, finance and health organisations, with 16 countries and victims named. This free profile shows how it works and who it targets, so you can judge the risk to you.
TA505 has 10 other names in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.
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What public reporting says
TA505, the name given by Proofpoint, has been in the cybercrime business for at least four years. This is the group behind the infamous Dridex banking trojan and Locky ransomware, delivered through malicious email campaigns via Necurs botnet. Other malware associated with TA505 include Philadelphia and GlobeImposter ransomware families.
Public reports about TA505 (19)
Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 24 linked to TA505, laid out from first look to final blow. Some techniques belong to more than one stage. Pick a stage to see them. Public reporting also lists 27 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.
Disguising what they are doing so it blends in with normal activity.
The sectors and places named in public reporting about this group. If yours is on the list, it is worth knowing how they work and which flaws they use.
Countries and victims named (16)
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TA505 is a threat group thought to operate from Russia. Public reporting links it to 24 attack techniques, and to attacks on education, finance and health organisations, with 16 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places TA505 as operating from Russia. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.
In public reporting, sectors named include education, finance, health, retail and hospitality, and 16 countries and victims are named, including Australia, Canada, Czech Republic and Germany.
Public reporting links TA505 to 24 attack techniques. Most of them are about hiding, running code and preparing tools and infrastructure.
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