Storm-1811 is a financially-motivated entity linked to Black Basta ransomware deployment. Storm-1811 is notable for unique phishing and social engineering mechanisms for initial access, such as overloading victim email inboxes with non-malicious spam to prompt a fake "help desk" interaction leading to the deployment of adversary tools and capabilities.1234
- Microsoft Storm-1811 2024
- rapid7-email-bombing
- RedCanary Storm-1811 2024
- RedCanary June Insights 2024
Claims and citations
Every claim comes from a writer; provenance is the writer's assertion, not a review verdict from this directory. Validity reads by citation year.
| predicate | object | Valid | Conf. | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uses_technique | tech_t1585.003 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1074.001 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1667 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1547.001 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1583.001 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1036.005 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1588.002 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1219.002 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.001 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.003 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1140 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1036.010 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1056 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1574.001 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1204.002 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1566.004 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1027.013 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1684.001 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1105 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1570 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1021.004 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1486 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1036 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1482 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1566.003 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1566.002 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1087.002 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1033 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1048.002 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1222.001 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1021.002 | 2025 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
Technique use
| ATT&CK | Technique | platforms |
|---|---|---|
| T1021.002 | SMB/Windows Admin Shares | — |
| T1021.004 | SSH | — |
| T1027.013 | Encrypted/Encoded File | — |
| T1033 | System Owner/User Discovery | — |
| T1036 | Masquerading | — |
| T1036.005 | Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location | — |
| T1036.010 | Masquerade Account Name | — |
| T1048.002 | Exfiltration Over Asymmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol | — |
| T1056 | Input Capture | — |
| T1059.001 | PowerShell | — |
| T1059.003 | Windows Command Shell | — |
| T1074.001 | Local Data Staging | — |
| T1087.002 | Domain Account | — |
| T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | — |
| T1140 | Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | — |
| T1204.002 | Malicious File | — |
| T1219.002 | Remote Desktop Software | — |
| T1222.001 | Windows Permissions | — |
| T1482 | Domain Trust Discovery | — |
| T1486 | Data Encrypted for Impact | — |
| T1547.001 | Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | — |
| T1566.002 | Spearphishing Link | — |
| T1566.003 | Spearphishing via Service | — |
| T1566.004 | Spearphishing Voice | — |
| T1570 | Lateral Tool Transfer | — |
| T1574.001 | DLL | — |
| T1583.001 | Domains | — |
| T1585.003 | Cloud Accounts | — |
| T1588.002 | Tool | — |
| T1667 | Email Bombing | — |
| T1684.001 | Impersonation | — |
Aliases
Storm-1811
Reading and review
Records are auto-ingested and not human-reviewed. Confidence is the writer's 0–100 value; bands split at ≥80 / 50–79 / <50 into high / medium / low. The four trust axes (synthetic, lifecycle, band, source count) stay separate and never merge into one score.