SC-060: Ransomware-as-a-Service Platform¶

# DARK FOUNDRY RaaS platform architecture (from law enforcement takedown analysis)

# Platform URL: http://darkfoundry[REDACTED].onion (Tor hidden service)
# Registration: invite-only, vouched by existing affiliate or purchased for $5,000

# Platform components:
# 1. Affiliate Dashboard (React frontend)
#    - Campaign management: create, configure, monitor attacks
#    - Victim tracker: status, negotiation stage, payment received
#    - Payload builder: customizable ransomware binary generation
#    - Earnings dashboard: payment history, commission tracking
#
# 2. Payload Builder Service
#    - Generates unique ransomware binaries per campaign
#    - Configuration options:
#      - Target OS: Windows (PE), Linux (ELF), VMware ESXi
#      - Encryption: AES-256-CTR + RSA-4096 (hybrid)
#      - File extensions to target (customizable whitelist)
#      - Excluded paths (keep OS bootable)
#      - Process kill list (databases, backup software, AV)
#      - Ransom note template (customizable per victim)
#      - C2 callback URL (per-affiliate infrastructure)
#      - Self-deletion timer (anti-forensics)
#
# 3. Victim Negotiation Portal
#    - Unique Tor .onion URL per victim
#    - Chat interface between victim and "support team"
#    - Countdown timer with automatic price increase
#    - Proof-of-decryption feature (decrypt 2 files free)
#    - Payment verification and decryptor delivery
#
# 4. Payment Infrastructure
#    - Bitcoin and Monero accepted
#    - Automatic payment splitting (affiliate/operator)
#    - Cryptocurrency tumbling via chain-hopping
#    - Payout to affiliates via Monero (privacy coin)
#
# 5. Leak Site
#    - Public Tor site listing non-paying victims
#    - Sample data published as pressure tactic
#    - Full data dump after negotiation deadline expires

# Payload generation (from captured affiliate dashboard interaction)

# Affiliate: RUSTED NAIL (affiliate ID: AF-0047)
# Campaign: APEX-MFG-2026-01
#
# Builder configuration submitted via dashboard:
# {
#   "campaign_id": "APEX-MFG-2026-01",
#   "target_os": "windows_x64",
#   "encryption_algo": "aes256ctr_rsa4096",
#   "target_extensions": [
#     ".docx", ".xlsx", ".pdf", ".pst", ".sql", ".bak",
#     ".mdb", ".dwg", ".cad", ".sldprt", ".step", ".iges"
#   ],
#   "exclude_paths": [
#     "C:\\Windows", "C:\\Program Files\\*\\*.exe",
#     "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\*\\*.exe"
#   ],
#   "process_kill_list": [
#     "sqlservr.exe", "oracle.exe", "veeam*",
#     "backup*", "MsMpEng.exe", "SentinelAgent.exe"
#   ],
#   "service_stop_list": [
#     "MSSQLSERVER", "OracleServiceXE", "VeeamBackupSvc",
#     "WinDefend", "SentinelAgent"
#   ],
#   "ransom_amount_usd": 2100000,
#   "deadline_hours": 72,
#   "c2_urls": [
#     "https://update-service.example.com/api/v1/check",
#     "https://cdn-static.example.com/health"
#   ],
#   "note_template": "dark_foundry_v3_manufacturing"
# }
#
# Generated payload:
# Filename: sysupdate.exe
# SHA256: b3c4d5e6f7g8...REDACTED
# Size: 847 KB
# Packer: custom UPX variant with anti-analysis
# C2 protocol: HTTPS with domain fronting
# Persistence: scheduled task "WindowsSystemUpdate"

# Ransom note content (from DARK_FOUNDRY_RECOVERY.txt):

# ============================================================
# DARK FOUNDRY — YOUR NETWORK HAS BEEN COMPROMISED
# ============================================================
#
# What happened?
# Your files have been encrypted with AES-256 + RSA-4096.
# We have also downloaded 450 GB of your confidential data.
#
# What we took:
# - Engineering blueprints and CAD files
# - Financial records and tax filings
# - Employee personal information (SSN, bank details)
# - ERP database backups
#
# What you need to do:
# 1. Visit: http://df-negot-[REDACTED].onion
# 2. Enter your ID: APEX-MFG-2026-01
# 3. Follow instructions to pay $2,100,000 in Bitcoin
#
# Deadline: 72 hours. After deadline, price doubles.
# After 7 days, your data will be published on our leak site.
#
# DO NOT:
# - Contact law enforcement (we monitor for this)
# - Attempt to decrypt files yourself (you will destroy them)
# - Shut down systems (encryption keys are in memory)
# ============================================================

# Negotiation log (from captured Tor portal):
# 2026-01-08 10:00 — Victim opens negotiation portal
# 2026-01-08 10:05 — Victim: "We need proof you have our data"
# 2026-01-08 10:30 — Operator shares 3 sample files (financial statements)
# 2026-01-08 11:00 — Victim: "We need to verify decryption works"
# 2026-01-08 11:15 — Operator decrypts 2 victim-selected files (proof)
# 2026-01-09 09:00 — Victim: "Our insurance covers $900K max"
# 2026-01-09 10:00 — Operator: "Final offer: $890,000. Take it or data leaks."
# 2026-01-10 14:00 — Victim agrees to $890,000
# 2026-01-11 02:00 — Payment: 13.5 BTC to bc1qexampledf01...REDACTED
# 2026-01-11 02:15 — Automatic split: 10.125 BTC to affiliate, 3.375 BTC to DARK FOUNDRY
# 2026-01-11 02:30 — Decryptor delivered via Tor portal
# 2026-01-11 03:00 — Cryptocurrency tumbled through 4-hop chain before withdrawal

# Healthcare campaign overview (from combined victim reporting)
# Affiliate: BONE SAW (affiliate ID: AF-0062)
# Targets: 3 regional hospitals in a single week

# Victim 1: Riverside General Hospital (10.40.0.0/16)
# Access: Exploited Citrix NetScaler vulnerability (CVE-2024-XXXXX simulated)
# Encrypted: 890 endpoints including imaging systems (PACS)
# Impact: Emergency diversion for 36 hours
# Ransom: $1.8M demanded, $750K paid
# Patient impact: 142 patients diverted to other facilities

# Victim 2: St. Catherine Medical Center (10.41.0.0/16)
# Access: Phishing email to billing department
# Encrypted: 450 endpoints including EHR system
# Impact: Emergency diversion for 48 hours
# Ransom: $1.2M demanded, REFUSED — restored from backups in 5 days
# Data published on leak site (12,000 patient records)

# Victim 3: Oakwood Community Hospital (10.42.0.0/16)
# Access: RDP brute force (exposed after firewall misconfiguration)
# Encrypted: 320 endpoints
# Impact: Emergency diversion for 24 hours
# Ransom: $900K demanded, $400K paid
# Patient impact: 1 patient death potentially linked to diversion (under investigation)

# DARK FOUNDRY platform response to healthcare attacks:
# Internal affiliate channel message (from law enforcement intercept):
# "BONE SAW — hospitals are high risk, high reward. We don't prohibit it,
#  but you're on your own if law enforcement gets aggressive. We've updated
#  our affiliate agreement — healthcare victims require 48-hour approval
#  before data publication on leak site."

index=wineventlog sourcetype="xmlwineventlog:security"
  (EventCode=5136 OR EventCode=5137)
  ObjectClass="groupPolicyContainer"
| stats count as gpo_changes
        values(AttributeLDAPDisplayName) as modified_attributes
        values(ObjectDN) as gpo_objects
        by SubjectUserName Computer span=1h
| where gpo_changes > 2
| eval has_scripts=if(match(modified_attributes, "(?i)script"), "YES", "NO")
| where has_scripts="YES"
| eval severity="CRITICAL"
| sort -gpo_changes

index=proxy sourcetype="squid" OR sourcetype="bluecoat"
  cs_method=POST
| eval uri_path=lower(cs_uri_path)
| where match(uri_path, "/(api|check|health|update|status|beacon)")
| stats count as callbacks
        avg(bytes_out) as avg_post_size
        stdev(bytes_out) as stdev_post_size
        values(cs_uri_path) as paths
        by src_ip dest_host span=1h
| where callbacks > 10
| where stdev_post_size < 50
| eval regularity_score=if(stdev_post_size < 20 AND callbacks > 20, "HIGH", "MEDIUM")
| where regularity_score IN ("HIGH", "MEDIUM")
| sort -callbacks

index=threat_intel sourcetype="ioc_feed"
  ioc_type="sha256" OR ioc_type="domain" OR ioc_type="ip"
| lookup internal_detections.csv ioc_value OUTPUT detection_count victim_org
| where detection_count > 0
| stats dc(victim_org) as orgs_affected
        values(victim_org) as org_list
        values(ioc_type) as ioc_types
        by ioc_value
| where orgs_affected > 1
| eval raas_indicator=if(orgs_affected > 3, "HIGH - likely RaaS platform IOC",
    "MEDIUM - shared infrastructure")
| sort -orgs_affected