{
  "id": "storm-0501",
  "name": "Storm-0501",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "UNK",
  "category": "Cybercriminal group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [],
  "summary": "Storm-0501 is a financially motivated cyber criminal group that uses commodity and open-source tools to conduct ransomware operations. Storm-0501 has been active since 2021 and has previously been affiliated with Sabbath Ransomware and other Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) variants such as Hive, BlackCat, Hunters International, LockBit 3.0, and Embargo ransomware.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Ransomware affiliate",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1053"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2021,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1053"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2021"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G1053",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1053"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 42,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1053"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "AADInternals, Cobalt Strike, Embargo, Impacket, Net, Nltest, Rclone, Tasklist",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1053"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "8 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "Storm-0501 is a financially motivated cyber criminal group that uses commodity and open-source tools to conduct ransomware operations. Storm-0501 has been active since 2021 and has previously been affiliated with Sabbath Ransomware and other Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) variants such as Hive, BlackCat, Hunters International, LockBit 3.0, and Embargo ransomware. Description adapted from MITRE ATT&CK®, © The MITRE Corporation, used under the ATT&CK Terms of Use.",
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v20.1 (group G1053)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/storm-0501.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g1053": {
      "title": "Storm-0501, Group G1053",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1053/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}