Author: Ayelen Torello

Ayelen Torello is an Adversary Research Engineer at AttackIQ where she creates adversary emulations to enable customers to test and validate their security controls. Ayelen has extensive experience in the CTI field and is a results-driven professional with a passion for malware analysis and conducting thorough investigations.

    Emulating the Unyielding Scattered Spider

    May 29, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template that contains a curated list of Tools and Malware samples associated with Scattered Spider to help defenders improve their security posture against this sophisticated and persistent threat.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA25-141A): Russian GRU Targeting Western Logistics Entities and Technology Companies

    May 21, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the CISA Advisory (AA25-141A) published on May 21, 2025. The CSA highlights a cyber espionage-oriented campaign carried out by cyber actors affiliated with the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165), targeting Western logistics entities and technology companies.
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    Emulating the Terrorizing VanHelsing Ransomware

    May 15, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph emulating the behaviors exhibited by VanHelsing ransomware, a new and rapidly growing ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) affiliate program that emerged in March 2025. This emulation enables defenders to test and validate their detection and response capabilities against this new threat.
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    Emulating the Stealthy StrelaStealer Malware

    April 17, 2025
    AttackIQ has released three new attack graphs designed to emulate the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with StrelaStealer observed in its most recent activities, enabling defenders to test and validate their detection and response capabilities.
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    Emulating the Misleading CatB Ransomware

    April 9, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph designed to emulate the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with CatB ransomware observed in its most recent activities, enabling defenders to test and validate their detection and response capabilities.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA25-093A): Fast Flux: A National Security Threat

    April 3, 2025
    AttackIQ recommends that customers take the following testing actions in alignment with the recently published CISA Advisory (AA25-093A) which highlights the ongoing and evolving threat of fast flux techniques. These techniques are increasingly being adopted by a growing number of adversaries, making it critical for organizations to take proactive steps in mitigating this persistent threat.
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    Emulating the Sophisticated Russian Adversary Seashell Blizzard

    April 2, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template that emulates the various post-compromise Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the sabotage-motivated Russian adversary Seashell Blizzard.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA25-071A): #StopRansomware: Medusa Ransomware

    March 13, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the CISA Advisory (AA25-071A) published on March 12, 2025, which details new behaviors exhibited by Medusa Ransomware.
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    Emulating the Relentless RansomHub Ransomware

    March 6, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph emulating the behaviors exhibited by RansomHub ransomware since its emergence in February 2024. This sophisticated ransomware employs double extortion techniques and shares notable similarities with Knight ransomware.
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    Updated Response to CISA Advisory (AA23-136A): #StopRansomware: BianLian Ransomware Group

    January 16, 2025
    AttackIQ has released an updated attack graph in response to the recently revised CISA Advisory (AA23-136A) that disseminates known BianLian ransomware group Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) identified through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) investigations.
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    Emulating the Tenacious Ako Ransomware

    January 9, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph emulating the behaviors exhibited by Ako ransomware since its emergence in January 2020. Contrary to many ransomware strains that focus on individual workstations, Ako targets entire networks, maximizing its impact. It is considered a variant of MedusaLocker due to numerous shared traits, including its defensive behavior and its strategic isolation of specific machines for encryption.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA24-326A): Enhancing Cyber Resilience: Insights from CISA Red Team Assessment of a US Critical Infrastructure Sector Organization

    November 22, 2024
    In response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA24-326A) which highlights the CISA Red Team’s simulation of real-world malicious cyber operations, AttackIQ has provided actionable recommendations to help organizations emulate these attacks. These guidelines enable organizations to emulate tactics and techniques, helping to assess and improve their defenses against similar adversarial behaviors.
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