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🌐Play

🌐 Play is a tracked threat actor in the Clankerusecase corpus. ??-aligned. Primary motivation: Unknown. We map 14 detection use cases to this actor across 26 MITRE ATT&CK techniques, with 0 threat-intel articles citing them.

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14Use cases
0Articles
26Techniques
0IOCs

About this actor (MITRE)

[Play](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1040) is a ransomware group that has been active since at least 2022 deploying [Playcrypt](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1162) ransomware against the business, government, critical infrastructure, healthcare, and media sectors in North America, South America, and Europe. [Play](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1040) actors employ a double-extortion model, encrypting systems after exfiltrating data, and are presumed by security researchers to operate as a closed group.(Citation: CISA Play Ransomware Advisory December 2023)(Citation: Trend Micro Rans

Known aliases

Play

Top techniques

T1003.001 · LSASS MemoryT1016 · System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1018 · Remote System Discovery

All other tracked techniques

T1021.002 · SMB/Windows Admin SharesT1027.010 · Command ObfuscationT1030 · Data Transfer Size LimitsT1048 · Exfiltration Over Alternative ProtocolT1057 · Process DiscoveryT1059.001 · PowerShellT1059.003 · Windows Command ShellT1070.004 · File DeletionT1078 · Valid AccountsT1078.002 · Domain AccountsT1078.003 · Local AccountsT1082 · System Information DiscoveryT1083 · File and Directory DiscoveryT1105 · Ingress Tool TransferT1133 · External Remote ServicesT1190 · Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1518.001 · Security Software DiscoveryT1560.001 · Archive via UtilityT1587.001 · MalwareT1588.002 · ToolT1657 · Financial TheftT1685 · Disable or Modify ToolsT1685.005 · Clear Windows Event Logs

Detection use cases (14)

Play (Playcrypt) AdFind/NLTest discovery chained to PsExec lateral movement AI · profile S Play ransomware encryption stage: .play extension fan-out paired with shadow-copy wipe AI · profile SΣ 1Password impossible-travel sign-in MITRE match AI-Agent Server (PraisonAI/MCP) Spawns OS Shell or Recon LOLBin — Unauthenticated RCE Exploitation MITRE match Auth-Bypass on Public-Facing Service → Post-Exploit Action on Same Host (≤10 min) MITRE match Brand-Impersonation Domain Fetch Followed by User-Context Loader Within 10 Minutes MITRE match Cross-Platform ClickFix Paste-to-Pipe Loader (UI-Parent Shell with Decode-and-Execute Payload) MITRE match Developer/Data-tooling Daemon Spawns Shell Child Seconds After POST to Runner/Exec Endpoint MITRE match Edge-service post-exploitation chain: internet-facing daemon → child shell or token redemption within 10 min of external request MITRE match Internet-Exposed AI Agent/LLM Service Spawns Shell or LOLBin After Inbound Connection MITRE match Internet-Facing Service Process Spawning Unix Shell or Ingress-Tool LOLBin (Edge Zero-Day Post-Exploit) MITRE match Internet-facing service process spawns shell/LOLBin within minutes of public inbound connection — post-RCE command execution MITRE match Low-Code / AI Workflow Runtime Sandbox-Escape — Server Process Spawns Shell + Public Egress MITRE match Self-hosted application service spawns shell or SSH within seconds of inbound unauthenticated API write MITRE match