Threat Actor Profile
Description
Storm-1811 is a financially-motivated entity linked to Black Basta ransomware deployment. Storm-1811 is notable for unique phishing and social engineering mechanisms for initial access, such as overloading victim email inboxes with non-malicious spam to prompt a fake "help desk" interaction leading to the deployment of adversary tools and capabilities.(Citation: Microsoft Storm-1811 2024)(Citation: rapid7-email-bombing)(Citation: RedCanary Storm-1811 2024)(Citation: RedCanary June Insights 2024)
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ActiveCreated
April 29, 2026
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (31)
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{'aliases': ['Storm-1811'],
'created': '2025-03-14T12:48:44.771Z',
'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'description': '[Storm-1811](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1046) is a '
'financially-motivated entity linked to [Black '
'Basta](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1070) ransomware '
'deployment. '
'[Storm-1811](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1046) is '
'notable for unique phishing and social engineering mechanisms '
'for initial access, such as overloading victim email inboxes '
'with non-malicious spam to prompt a fake "help desk" '
'interaction leading to the deployment of adversary tools and '
'capabilities.(Citation: Microsoft Storm-1811 2024)(Citation: '
'rapid7-email-bombing)(Citation: RedCanary Storm-1811 '
'2024)(Citation: RedCanary June Insights 2024)',
'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G1046',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1046'},
{'description': 'Microsoft Threat Intelligence. '
'(2024, May 15). Threat actors '
'misusing Quick Assist in social '
'engineering attacks leading to '
'ransomware. Retrieved March 14, '
'2025.',
'source_name': 'Microsoft Storm-1811 2024',
'url': 'https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/15/threat-actors-misusing-quick-assist-in-social-engineering-attacks-leading-to-ransomware/'},
{'description': 'Red Canary Intelligence. (2024, '
'December 2). Storm-1811 exploits RMM '
'tools to drop Black Basta '
'ransomware. Retrieved March 14, '
'2025.',
'source_name': 'RedCanary Storm-1811 2024',
'url': 'https://redcanary.com/blog/threat-intelligence/storm-1811-black-basta/'},
{'description': 'The Red Canary Team. (2024, June '
'20). Intelligence Insights: June '
'2024. Retrieved March 14, 2025.',
'source_name': 'RedCanary June Insights 2024',
'url': 'https://redcanary.com/blog/threat-intelligence/intelligence-insights-june-2024/'},
{'description': 'Tyler McGraw, Thomas Elkins, and '
'Evan McCann. (2024, May 10). Ongoing '
'Social Engineering Campaign Linked '
'to Black Basta Ransomware Operators. '
'Retrieved January 31, 2025.',
'source_name': 'rapid7-email-bombing',
'url': 'https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/05/10/ongoing-social-engineering-campaign-linked-to-black-basta-ransomware-operators'}],
'id': 'intrusion-set--319fd652-edde-46b2-9987-3519493989f5',
'modified': '2025-03-14T19:17:33.785Z',
'name': 'Storm-1811',
'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
'revoked': False,
'spec_version': '2.1',
'type': 'intrusion-set',
'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
'x_mitre_contributors': ['Liran Ravich, CardinalOps', 'Joe Gumke, U.S. Bank'],
'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'x_mitre_version': '1.0'}