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Threat actorRussiaTracked since 2026-06

Rhysida

Also known as:Vanilla Tempest

As of 2026-09-06, Rhysida is a Russia-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 3 threats spanning ransomware, malware. Also known as Vanilla Tempest. ATT&CK coverage spans 46 techniques across 13 tactics in 3 of 3 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1003.003 (NTDS), T1021.001 (Remote Desktop Protocol), T1053.005 (Scheduled Task).

Tracked threats
32 critical · 1 high
First seen
2026-06-30
Last seen
2026-09-06
ATT&CK techniques
46across 3 of 3 threats
Related CVEs
1Referenced by its activity
Attribution
RussiaNation or origin
Nation: Russia · 3 tracked threat(s) · Categories: RANSOMWARE, MALWARE

Activity timeline

Rhysida appears in 3 tracked threats between and ; the busiest month was 2026-06 with 1 report.

ATT&CK techniques observed

46 techniques observed across 3 of 3 tracked threats · Command and Control (9), Discovery (8), Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (7), Execution (5), Defense Impairment (3), Initial Access (3)
  • T1003.003 NTDS — Credential Accessobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1021.001 Remote Desktop Protocol — Lateral Movementobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1053.005 Scheduled Task — Persistenceobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1059.001 PowerShell — Executionobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1078 Valid Accounts — Initial Accessobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1219 Remote Access Tools — Command and Controlobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1490 Inhibit System Recovery — Impactobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1001 Data Obfuscation — Command and Controlobserved in 1 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1018 Remote System Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 1 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares — Lateral Movementobserved in 1 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1036 Masquerading — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1053 Scheduled Task/Job — Persistenceobserved in 1 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1055.002 Process Injection: Portable Executable Injection — Privilege Escalationobserved in 1 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1057 Process Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 1 of 3 tracked threats
  • T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter — Executionobserved in 1 of 3 tracked threats

Tracked threats

Related CVEs

1 CVE referenced by tracked Rhysida activity