File · TA505 · Unknown · assessed origin Russia · misp-galaxy + mitre-attack · refreshed 2026-10-06
attack rose · 34 techniques across 9 tactics
Analyst brief
misp-galaxy + mitre-attackTA505, the name given by Proofpoint, has been in the cybercrime business for at least four years. This is the group behind the infamous Dridex banking trojan and Locky ransomware, delivered through malicious email campaigns via Necurs botnet. Other malware associated with TA505 include Philadelphia and GlobeImposter ransomware families.
Observed targets (as stated by the sources)
16 countries · 5 sectorsassessed origin · Russiaobserved targets · 16
countries · 16
- Australia
- Canada
- Czechia
- Germany
- Hungary
- India
- Japan
- Romania
- Serbia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Spain
- Thailand
- Türkiye
- United Kingdom
- United States
sectors · 5
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Retail
- Hospitality
as stated by MISP galaxy / ransomware.live — not inferred
Kill chain
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise · tap a technique34 techniques · 9 of 15 tactics
Resource development
4 techniquesInitial access
2 techniquesExecution
8 techniquesStealth
8 techniquesDefense impairment
4 techniquesCredential access
2 techniquesDiscovery
2 techniquesCommand and control
3 techniquesImpact
1 technique
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Arsenal
11 malware · 5 toolsas stated by MITRE ATT&CK · “shared by” counts roster dossiers citing the same S-id
CVEs TA505 is cited as using in a campaign
none on KEV- CVE-2020-14722026-10-17
“Microsoft’s Security Intelligence team noted a new campaign leveraging CVE-2020-1472 originating from a threat actor known as CHIMBORAZO, also known as TA505 , a financially motivated nation-state actor.”
cited as used in a campaign · source: tenable.com ↗ · 2026-10-17
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25 sources- 1.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ta505-group-adopts-new-servhelper-backdo…
- 2.proofpoint.com/sites/default/files/ta505_timeline_final4_0.png
- 3.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/threat-actor-profile-ta505-drid…
- 4.cybereason.com/blog/threat-actor-ta505-targets-financial-enterprises-…
- 5.e.cyberint.com/hubfs/Report%20Legit%20Remote%20Access%20Tools%20Turn%…
- 6.threatpost.com/ta505-servhelper-malware/140792
- 7.blog.yoroi.company/research/the-stealthy-email-stealer-in-the-ta505-arsen…
- 8.threatrecon.nshc.net/2019/08/29/sectorj04-groups-increased-activity-in-2019
- 9.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/ta505-distributes-new-sdbbot-re…
- 10.blueliv.com/cyber-security-and-cyber-threat-intelligence-blog-blue…
- +15 more in the JSON record
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