Gonzalez, I., Chavez I., et al. (2022, May 9). Examining the Black Basta Ransomware’s Infection Routine. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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| Technique | Used by | Procedure example |
|---|---|---|
| T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service |
MalwareBlack Basta | Black Basta has established persistence by creating a new service named `FAX` after deleting the legitimate service by the same name. |
| T1059.001 PowerShell |
MalwareBlack Basta | Black Basta has used PowerShell scripts for discovery and to execute files over the network. |
| T1106 Native API |
MalwareBlack Basta | Black Basta has the ability to use native APIs for numerous functions including discovery and defense evasion. |
| T1112 Modify Registry |
MalwareBlack Basta | Black Basta has modified the Registry to enable itself to run in safe mode, to change the icons and file extensions for encrypted files, and to add the malware path for persistence. |
| T1204.002 Malicious File |
MalwareBlack Basta | Black Basta has been downloaded and executed from malicious Excel files. |
| T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact |
MalwareBlack Basta | Black Basta can encrypt files with the ChaCha20 cypher and using a multithreaded process to increase speed. Black Basta has also encrypted files while the victim system is in safe mode, appending `.basta` upon completion. BlackBerry Black Basta May 2022Check Point Black Basta October 2022Cyble Black Basta May 2022Deep Instinct Black Basta August 2022Minerva Labs Black Basta May 2022NCC Group Black Basta June 2022Palo Alto Networks Black Basta August 2022Trend Micro Black Basta May 2022Trend Micro Black Basta Spotlight September 2022Uptycs Black Basta ESXi June 2022 |
| T1490 Inhibit System Recovery |
MalwareBlack Basta | Black Basta can delete shadow copies using vssadmin.exe. Avertium Black Basta June 2022Check Point Black Basta October 2022Cyble Black Basta May 2022Deep Instinct Black Basta August 2022Minerva Labs Black Basta May 2022NCC Group Black Basta June 2022Palo Alto Networks Black Basta August 2022Trend Micro Black Basta May 2022Trend Micro Black Basta Spotlight September 2022 |
| T1491.001 Internal Defacement |
MalwareBlack Basta | Black Basta has set the desktop wallpaper on victims' machines to display a ransom note. |
| T1529 System Shutdown/Reboot |
MalwareBlack Basta | Black Basta has used `ShellExecuteA` to shut down and restart the victim system. |
| T1688 Safe Mode Boot |
MalwareBlack Basta | Black Basta can reboot victim machines in safe mode with networking via `bcdedit /set safeboot network`. |
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