# Warlock

> As of 2026-07-02, Warlock is a China-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning ransomware, vulnerability. Also known as CL-CRI-1040, CamoFei, ChamelGang, AK47. ATT&CK coverage spans 41 techniques across 15 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1059 (Command and Scripting Interpreter), T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application), T1505 (Server Software Component).

- **Nation:** China
- **Tracked threats:** 2
- **Categories:** RANSOMWARE, VULNERABILITY
- **Also known as:** CL-CRI-1040, CamoFei, ChamelGang, AK47, X2ANYLOCK, Storm-2603, Gold Salem, Warlock Group
- **As of:** 2026-07-02

## ATT&CK techniques observed

41 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats. Tactics: Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (7), Command and Control (5), Execution (4), Persistence (4), Collection (3), Credential Access (3).

- [T1059](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059) Command and Scripting Interpreter — Execution — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1190](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1190) Exploit Public-Facing Application — Initial Access — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1505](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1505) Server Software Component — Execution — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003) OS Credential Dumping — Credential Access — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1005) Data from Local System — Collection — 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
- [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
- [T1048](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1048) Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol — Exfiltration — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1068](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1068) Exploitation for Privilege Escalation — Privilege Escalation — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1070](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1070) Indicator Removal — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1070.007](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1070/007/) Clear Network Connection History and Configurations — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — 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
- [T1071.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1071.001) Web Protocols — Command and Control — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1078.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078.003) Local Accounts — Privilege Escalation — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats

## Tracked threats

- [Warlock (Water Manaul / Storm-2603) Ransomware Campaign with BYOVD, Web Shells, and Multi-Channel Tunneling via SharePoint Exploitation](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0234) — CRITICAL
- [SmarterMail Dual-CVE Pre-Auth RCE Chain — CVE-2026-23760 Admin Password Reset + CVE-2026-24423 ConnectToHub RCE, CISA KEV, Mass Automated Exploitation, 2-Day Patch Weaponization via .NET Decompiler](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0103) — CRITICAL

## Related CVEs

5 CVEs referenced by tracked Warlock activity.

- [CVE-2026-24423](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-24423)
- [CVE-2026-23760](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-23760)
- [CVE-2025-68947](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-68947)
- [CVE-2025-53771](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-53771)
- [CVE-2025-53770](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-53770)

## 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/Warlock