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DeadLock

As of 2026-08-01, DeadLock is a Russia-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning ransomware. ATT&CK coverage spans 70 techniques across 14 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1003 (OS Credential Dumping), T1018 (Remote System Discovery), T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information).

Tracked threats
22 high
First seen
2026-02-12
Last seen
2026-08-01
ATT&CK techniques
70across 2 of 2 threats
Related CVEs
0None referenced
Attribution
RussiaNation or origin
Nation: Russia · 2 tracked threat(s) · Categories: RANSOMWARE

Activity timeline

DeadLock appears in 2 tracked threats between and ; the busiest month was 2026-02 with 1 report.

ATT&CK techniques observed

70 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats · Command and Control (9), Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (8), Discovery (7), Impact (7), Execution (6), Initial Access (6)
  • T1003 OS Credential Dumping — Credential Accessobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1018 Remote System Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1039 Data from Network Shared Drive — Collectionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltrationobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation — Executionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1055 Process Injection — Privilege Escalationobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation — Privilege Escalationobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1082 System Information Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1133 External Remote Services — Initial Accessobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact — Impactobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1489 Service Stop — Impactobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1490 Inhibit System Recovery — Impactobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1685 Disable or Modify Tools — Defense Impairmentobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1003.001 LSASS Memory — Credential Accessobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats

Tracked threats