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Threat actorUkraineTracked since 2026-07

Toy Ghouls

As of 2026-10-27, Toy Ghouls is a Ukraine-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning malware, ransomware. ATT&CK coverage spans 38 techniques across 11 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1003 (OS Credential Dumping), T1018 (Remote System Discovery), T1021 (Remote Services).

Tracked threats
22 high
First seen
2026-07-30
Last seen
2026-10-27
ATT&CK techniques
38across 2 of 2 threats
Related CVEs
0None referenced
Attribution
UkraineNation or origin
Nation: Ukraine · 2 tracked threat(s) · Categories: MALWARE, RANSOMWARE

Activity timeline

Toy Ghouls appears in 2 tracked threats between and ; the busiest month was 2026-07 with 1 report.

ATT&CK techniques observed

38 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats · Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (7), Discovery (5), Impact (4), Lateral Movement (4), Resource Development (4), Command and Control (3)
  • T1003 OS Credential Dumping — Credential Accessobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1018 Remote System Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1021 Remote Services — Lateral Movementobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1021.006 Windows Remote Management — Lateral Movementobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1036 Masquerading — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1036.004 Masquerading: Masquerade Task or Service — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1057 Process Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter — Executionobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1059.001 PowerShell — Executionobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1059.003 Windows Command Shell — Executionobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1070.004 File Deletion — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1072 Software Deployment Tools — Lateral Movementobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1078 Valid Accounts — Initial Accessobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1082 System Information Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats

Tracked threats