Fog
Intelligence Profile
According to SentinelOne, Fog Ransomware emerged in April of 2024 with operations targeting both Windows and Linux endpoints. Fog is a multi-pronged extortion operation, leveraging a TOR-based DLS to list victims and host data for those that refuse to comply with their ransom demands.
Threat Analysis
Fog is a high-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of financial.
Financially motivated threat actors like Fog prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
With high sophistication, Fog is capable of targeted intrusions using adapted commodity tools alongside custom implants, maintaining operational security and evading standard detection mechanisms.