# Play - G1040

> As of 2026-08-23, Play - G1040 is a threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning ransomware, malware. ATT&CK coverage spans 34 techniques across 12 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1001 (Data Obfuscation), T1003 (OS Credential Dumping), T1021 (Remote Services).

- **Tracked threats:** 2
- **Categories:** RANSOMWARE, MALWARE
- **As of:** 2026-08-23

## ATT&CK techniques observed

34 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats. Tactics: Command and Control (8), Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (5), Discovery (4), Initial Access (4), Credential Access (3), Execution (3).

- [T1001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1001) Data Obfuscation — Command and Control — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003) OS Credential Dumping — Credential Access — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1021](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021) Remote Services — Lateral Movement — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1053](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1053) Scheduled Task/Job — Persistence — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1057](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1057) Process Discovery — Discovery — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1059](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059) Command and Scripting Interpreter — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1071](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1071) Application Layer Protocol — Command and Control — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1082](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1082) System Information Discovery — Discovery — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1087](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1087) Account Discovery — Discovery — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1090](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1090) Proxy — Command and Control — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1095](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1095) Non-Application Layer Protocol — Command and Control — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1105](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1105) Ingress Tool Transfer — Command and Control — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1106](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1106) Native API — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1124](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1124) System Time Discovery — Discovery — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1133](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1133) External Remote Services — Initial Access — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats

## Tracked threats

- [2026 Ransomware Surge Targeting US Organizations: Identity-First Compromise, BYOVD, and Living-Off-the-Cloud Exfiltration (Qilin, Akira, Clop, INC Ransom, Play, DragonForce, Sinobi)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2125) — HIGH
- [SystemBC (Coroxy) Malware: Tor-Based SOCKS5 Proxy Backdoor Enabling Ransomware Persistence and C2 Obfuscation](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1005) — CRITICAL

## Related CVEs

8 CVEs referenced by tracked Play - G1040 activity.

- [CVE-2026-50752](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-50752)
- [CVE-2026-50751](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-50751)
- [CVE-2026-12569](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-12569)
- [CVE-2026-0257](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-0257)
- [CVE-2024-53704](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-53704)
- [CVE-2024-27198](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-27198)
- [CVE-2023-4966](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2023-4966)
- [CVE-2023-3519](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2023-3519)

## Full data

Infrastructure, IOC values and detection queries (Splunk SPL / Microsoft KQL / Sigma) require the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Play%20-%20G1040