LockBit 2.0 — Malware Profile
LockBit 2.0 is an affiliate-based Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) that has been in use since at least June 2021 as the successor to LockBit Ransomware. LockBit 2.0 has versions capable of infecting Windows and VMware ESXi virtual machines, and has been observed targeting multiple industry verticals globally.
MITRE ATT&CK techniques (26)
- T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares
- T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation
- T1053.005 Scheduled Task
- T1057 Process Discovery
- T1059.001 PowerShell
- T1059.003 Windows Command Shell
- T1070.004 File Deletion
- T1082 System Information Discovery
- T1083 File and Directory Discovery
- T1112 Modify Registry
- T1120 Peripheral Device Discovery
- T1135 Network Share Discovery
- T1136 Create Account
- T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
- T1480 Execution Guardrails
- T1484.001 Group Policy Modification
- T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
- T1489 Service Stop
- T1490 Inhibit System Recovery
- T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
- T1548.002 Bypass User Account Control
- T1564.003 Hidden Window
- T1614.001 System Language Discovery
- T1680 Local Storage Discovery
- T1685 Disable or Modify Tools
- T1685.005 Clear Windows Event Logs