{"id":49372,"date":"2022-11-18T20:35:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hive-ransomware-crooks-extort-100m-from-1300-global-victims\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T20:35:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:35:16","slug":"hive-ransomware-crooks-extort-100m-from-1300-global-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hive-ransomware-crooks-extort-100m-from-1300-global-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Hive ransomware crooks extort $100m from 1,300 global victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hive ransomware criminals have hit more than 1,300 companies globally, extorting about $100 million from its victims over the last 18 months, according to the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>While <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/07\/06\/hive-ransomware-rust-microsoft\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hive<\/a> has only been around since June 2021, the ransomware-as-a-service operator has been extremely prolific in its relatively short existence, and taken an intense liking to critical infrastructure and hospitals, where locked IT systems can literally be a matter of life and death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In April, the US Health and Human Services (HHS) agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/10\/12\/hospital_outages_ransomware\/\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a> healthcare orgs about Hive, which HHS described as an &#8220;exceptionally aggressive&#8221; threat to the health sector.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2Y3hTPmfbOqoVqCwE5lSgcgAAABg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2Y3hTPmfbOqoVqCwE5lSgcgAAABg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>The gang also targets government facilities, communications, critical manufacturing and IT.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Y3hTPmfbOqoVqCwE5lSgcgAAABg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Y3hTPmfbOqoVqCwE5lSgcgAAABg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Y3hTPmfbOqoVqCwE5lSgcgAAABg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Y3hTPmfbOqoVqCwE5lSgcgAAABg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a joint advisory [<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/Media\/News\/2022\/221117.pdf\">PDF<\/a>] with CISA and HHS, the FBI this week detailed Hive indicators of compromise and commonly used techniques and procedures that the Feds have observed as recently as this month.<\/p>\n<p>While the initial intrusion will depend on which Hive affiliate is carrying out the attack, the criminals have broken into networks using stolen single-factor RDP logins, virtual private networks and other remote network connection protocols, according to the agencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Y3hTPmfbOqoVqCwE5lSgcgAAABg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Y3hTPmfbOqoVqCwE5lSgcgAAABg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>However, the miscreants have also bypassed multi-factor authentication and broken into FortiOS servers by exploiting <a href=\"https:\/\/nvd.nist.gov\/vuln\/detail\/CVE-2020-12812\" rel=\"nofollow\">CVE-2020-12812<\/a>, a critical authentication bypass bug that Fortinet fixed more than two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>And sometimes, we&#8217;re told, they use tried-and-true phishing emails with malicious attachments, and then exploit any number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/04\/22\/hive_ransomware_microsoft_exchange\/\">Microsoft Exchange server vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once they&#8217;ve broken in, the crooks have several methods they use to evade detection. This includes identifying processes related to backups and anti-virus tools, copying those files and then terminating the processes. They have also been known to delete Windows event logs and disable Windows Defender.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Y3hTPmfbOqoVqCwE5lSgcgAAABg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Y3hTPmfbOqoVqCwE5lSgcgAAABg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Hive affiliates &#8220;likely&#8221; exfiltrate data with a combo of Rclone, an open-source program used to move data to cloud storage, and cloud storage service Mega.nz, according to the FBI. And they don&#8217;t exclusively target Windows&#8217; systems: Hive developers have also come up with ransomware variants for Linux, VMware ESXi and FreeBSD.<\/p>\n<p>After they&#8217;ve gained initial access, bypassed security features and stolen sensitive information, the criminals move on to encryption. For this, they create a file named *.key (note from the Feds: it was previously *.key.*). The key file, which is required for decryption, is created in the root directly and only on the machine where it was created.<\/p>\n<p>They then drop a ransom note, &#8220;HOW_TO_DECRYPT.txt,&#8221; into each compromised directory with a link to a &#8220;sales department&#8221; accessible via a TOR browser to chat with a helpful crook to discuss payment and a deadline to pay up.<\/p>\n<p>The gang also threatens to post the stolen data on its HiveLeaks site if the organization doesn&#8217;t pay the ransom. &#8220;Hive actors have been known to reinfect \u2014 with either Hive ransomware or another ransomware variant \u2014 the networks of victim organizations who have restored their network without making a ransom payment,&#8221; the FBI warned.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also worth noting that paying a ransom isn&#8217;t a guarantee that an organization won&#8217;t be hit a second or even a third time by Hive or another ransomware operator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Case in point: In May, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/07\/06\/hive-ransomware-rust-microsoft\/\">unnamed company was hit<\/a> by Lockbit ransomware attack, according to Sophos threat researchers. Less than two hours later, a Hive ransomware affiliate attacked the same company and two weeks later, the organization was attacked a third time by a BlackCat ransomware group.<\/p>\n<p>In other words: there&#8217;s really no honor among thieves. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/11\/18\/hive_ransomware_fbi\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI, CISA sound the alarm and detail IOCs Hive ransomware criminals have hit more than 1,300 companies globally, extorting about $100 million from its victims over the last 18 months, according to the FBI.\u2026 READ MORE 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