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UNC4393

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UNC4393 is a financially motivated threat actor primarily using BASTA ransomware. They have been active since early 2022 and have targeted over 40 organizations across various industries. UNC4393 has shown a willingness to cooperate with other threat clusters for initial access and has evolved from using existing tools to developing custom malware. They focus on efficient data exfiltration and multi-faceted extortion, often utilizing tools like COGSCAN and RCLONE for reconnaissance and data theft.

Source-reported aliases: Storm-1811, CURLY SPIDER, STAC5777, Cardinal. Associations do not prove equivalence.

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References

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https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc4393-goes-gently-into-silentnight

https://www.security.com/threat-intelligence/black-basta-ransomware-zero-day

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/detecting-disrupting-malvertising-backdoors/

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/15/threat-actors-misusing-quick-assist-in-social-engineering-attacks-leading-to-ransomware/

https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2025/01/21/sophos-mdr-tracks-two-ransomware-campaigns-using-email-bombing-microsoft-teams-vishing/

https://www.esentire.com/security-advisories/ongoing-email-bombing-campaigns-leading-to-remote-access-and-post-exploitation

https://redcanary.com/blog/threat-intelligence/storm-1811-black-basta/

https://redcanary.com/blog/threat-intelligence/intelligence-insights-june-2024/

https://x.com/MsftSecIntel/status/1881751635598139714

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsecurityexperts/phish-click-breach-hunting-for-a-sophisticated-cyber-attack/4267916

https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/m_trends_2023_report.pdf

https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/m-trends-2024.pdf

https://x.com/Unit42_Intel/status/1880368272610050459

https://medium.com/walmartglobaltech/qbot-is-back-connect-2d774052369f

https://go.crowdstrike.com/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/CrowdStrikeGlobalThreatReport2025.pdf

https://www.crowdstrike.com/adversaries/curly-spider/

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