# 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).

- **Nation:** Ukraine
- **Tracked threats:** 2
- **Categories:** MALWARE, RANSOMWARE
- **As of:** 2026-10-27

## ATT&CK techniques observed

38 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats. Tactics: Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (7), Discovery (5), Impact (4), Lateral Movement (4), Resource Development (4), Command and Control (3).

- [T1003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003) OS Credential Dumping — Credential Access — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1018](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1018) Remote System Discovery — Discovery — 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
- [T1021.006](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021.006) Windows Remote Management — Lateral Movement — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1027](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027) Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1036](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036) Masquerading — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1036.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.004) Masquerading: Masquerade Task or Service — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — 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
- [T1059.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.001) PowerShell — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1059.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.003) Windows Command Shell — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1070.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1070.004) File Deletion — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1072](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1072) Software Deployment Tools — Lateral Movement — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1078](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078) Valid Accounts — Initial Access — 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

## Tracked threats

- [Toy Ghouls (Bearlyfy) deploys new custom HiveMQ- and Element-based C2 backdoors (mqtt-bird-agent, matrix-bird-agent)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-4506) — HIGH
- [GenieLocker Ransomware: Toy Ghouls (Bearlyfy) Cross-Platform Attacks on Windows, Linux, and ESXi](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1773) — HIGH

## 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/Toy%20Ghouls