WIZARD SPIDER
WIZARD SPIDER is financially motivated group that has been conducting ransomware campaigns since at least August 2018, primarily targeting large organizations.
Other names for this threat
TEMP.MixMaster, GRIM SPIDER
This is a collection of rules based on the presence of indicators of compromise publicly reported to be associated with this malicious actor.
- Suspicious DNS Request - WIZARD SPIDER Related Domain Observed
- Suspicious Process - WIZARD SPIDER Related Binary Executed
- Suspicious Web Request - WIZARD SPIDER Related Domain Observed
Suspicious DNS Request - WIZARD SPIDER Related Domain Observed
Description
This detection identifies a request to resolve a domain publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often use compromised legitimate websites for malicious purposes.
Recommendation
The alert may be related to normal web browsing activity by the end user. Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.
Suspicious Process - WIZARD SPIDER Related Binary Executed
Description
This detection identifies the execution of a file with a hash publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often use common System Administration tools for malicious purposes.
Recommendation
Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.
Suspicious Web Request - WIZARD SPIDER Related Domain Observed
Description
This detection identifies a request to a domain publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often compromise legitimate websites to use for malicious purposes.
Recommendation
The alert may be related to normal web browsing activity by the end user. Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.