Threat Actor Profile
High Cybercriminal
Description

Fog, which uses the .flocked extension for encrypted files, was first observed in May in campaigns by Storm-0844, a threat actor known for distributing Akira. By June, Storm-0844 was deploying Fog more than Akira.

Confidence Score
100%
Tags
ransomware ransomware.live
First Seen

Unknown

Last Updated

Unknown

Active Status
Active
Created

April 29, 2026

Indicators of Compromise

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{'added_date': None,
 'client': '2003264@sit.singaporetech.edu.sg',
 'description': 'Fog, which uses the .flocked extension for encrypted files, '
                'was first observed in May in campaigns by Storm-0844, a '
                'threat actor known for distributing Akira. By June, '
                'Storm-0844 was deploying Fog more than Akira.',
 'firstseen': '2021-12-20T00:00:00+00:00',
 'group': 'fog',
 'has_negotiations': True,
 'has_ransomnote': True,
 'lastseen': '2025-03-20T00:00:00+00:00',
 'locations': [{'available': False,
                'fqdn': 'xql562evsy7njcsngacphc2erzjfecwotdkobn3m4uxu2gtqh26newid.onion',
                'slug': 'http://xql562evsy7njcsngacphc2erzjfecwotdkobn3m4uxu2gtqh26newid.onion/',
                'title': '500 Internal Server Error',
                'type': 'DLS'},
               {'available': False,
                'fqdn': 'xbkv2qey6u3gd3qxcojynrt4h5sgrhkar6whuo74wo63hijnn677jnyd.onion',
                'slug': 'http://xbkv2qey6u3gd3qxcojynrt4h5sgrhkar6whuo74wo63hijnn677jnyd.onion/posts',
                'title': 'Blog',
                'type': 'DLS'}],
 'negotiation_count': 6,
 'ransomnotes_count': 2,
 'tiaras_metadata': {'has_negotiations': True,
                     'has_ransomnote': True,
                     'locations': [{'available': False,
                                    'fqdn': 'xql562evsy7njcsngacphc2erzjfecwotdkobn3m4uxu2gtqh26newid.onion',
                                    'slug': 'http://xql562evsy7njcsngacphc2erzjfecwotdkobn3m4uxu2gtqh26newid.onion/',
                                    'title': '500 Internal Server Error',
                                    'type': 'DLS'},
                                   {'available': False,
                                    'fqdn': 'xbkv2qey6u3gd3qxcojynrt4h5sgrhkar6whuo74wo63hijnn677jnyd.onion',
                                    'slug': 'http://xbkv2qey6u3gd3qxcojynrt4h5sgrhkar6whuo74wo63hijnn677jnyd.onion/posts',
                                    'title': 'Blog',
                                    'type': 'DLS'}],
                     'negotiation_count': 6,
                     'ransomnotes_count': 2,
                     'ransomware_live_group': 'fog',
                     'tools': {'CredentialTheft': ['DonPAPI',
                                                   'Veeam-Get-Creds'],
                               'DefenseEvasion': [],
                               'DiscoveryEnum': ['Advanced Port Scanner',
                                                 'SharpShares',
                                                 'SoftPerfect NetScan'],
                               'Exfiltration': [],
                               'LOLBAS': ['PsExec'],
                               'Networking': ['Powercat', 'Proxychains'],
                               'Offsec': ['Certipy',
                                          'Impacket',
                                          'Metasploit',
                                          'NetExec',
                                          'Orpheus',
                                          'Sliver',
                                          'Zer0dump'],
                               'RMM-Tools': ['AnyDesk']},
                     'url': 'https://www.ransomware.live/group/fog',
                     'victims': 189,
                     'vulnerabilities': []},
 'tiaras_source': 'ransomware.live',
 'tools': {'CredentialTheft': ['DonPAPI', 'Veeam-Get-Creds'],
           'DefenseEvasion': [],
           'DiscoveryEnum': ['Advanced Port Scanner',
                             'SharpShares',
                             'SoftPerfect NetScan'],
           'Exfiltration': [],
           'LOLBAS': ['PsExec'],
           'Networking': ['Powercat', 'Proxychains'],
           'Offsec': ['Certipy',
                      'Impacket',
                      'Metasploit',
                      'NetExec',
                      'Orpheus',
                      'Sliver',
                      'Zer0dump'],
           'RMM-Tools': ['AnyDesk']},
 'ttps': [],
 'url': 'https://www.ransomware.live/group/fog',
 'victims': 189,
 'vulnerabilities': []}
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