Threat Intelligence Tarot
Major Arcana · 15
Criminal (Russia, CIS-based)
G0115
risk 5/5
The Reaper
REvil
Sodinokibi · GOLD SOUTHFIELD
MSPsLaw firmsFood and agricultureTechnology
Active since ~2019 · Ransomware extortion, Double extortion, Affiliate revenue
It sweeps through managed service providers like a scythe through wheat - one compromise, a thousand victims. The Reaper is not interested in your data. It is interested in what your data is worth to you when it is gone.
Tactics & Techniques
RCN
RDV
INI
EXC
PRS
PRV
EVA
CRD
DSC
LAT
COL
C2
EXF
IMP
T1486
Data Encrypted for Impact
Impact
T1190
Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078
Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1048
Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol
Exfiltration
T1548.002
Bypass User Account Control
Privilege Escalation
T1068
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
Notable Operations
  • Kaseya VSA supply chain attack (1,500+ companies, 2021)
  • JBS Foods $11M ransom (2021)
  • $70M ransom demand (largest at the time)
  • Law firm Grubman Shire data leak threat
Defenses
Reversed: Their Weakness
After the Colonial Pipeline political fallout, the US government engaged with Russia directly. REvil's servers were taken down from within, allegedly by allied cyber operations - suggesting nation-state enablers can become nation-state targets.

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Data sourced from MITRE ATT&CK. For educational purposes.