Kill Chain & Diamond Model Analysis

Map a threat actor or campaign across the Cyber Kill Chain and Diamond Model of Intrusion.

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storm (threat actor)

Risk

100

Critical

48 techniques 47 tools/malware 26 vulnerabilities 40 IOCs 7/7 stages covered Deepest: Actions on Objectives

1 Reconnaissance

T1595

Active Scanning reconnaissance

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2 Weaponization

T1583

Acquire Infrastructure resource development

T1584

Compromise Infrastructure resource development

T1586

Compromise Accounts resource development

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3 Delivery

T1189

Drive-by Compromise initial access

T1566

Phishing initial access

T1566.001

Spearphishing Attachment initial access

T1566.002

Spearphishing Link initial access

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4 Exploitation

T1059

Command and Scripting Interpreter execution

T1203

Exploitation for Client Execution execution

T1204

User Execution execution

T1068

Exploitation for Privilege Escalation privilege escalation

T1546

Event Triggered Execution privilege escalation

CVE CVE-2010-1885

CVE CVE-2011-0611

CVE CVE-2011-1255

CVE CVE-2012-1889

CVE CVE-2014-0322

CVE CVE-2014-4076

CVE CVE-2015-1701

CVE CVE-2015-2387

CVE CVE-2015-4902

CVE CVE-2017-0262

CVE CVE-2017-0263

CVE CVE-2022-38028

CVE CVE-2023-21529

CVE CVE-2023-27350

CVE CVE-2023-46805

CVE CVE-2024-1709

CVE CVE-2024-27198

CVE CVE-2024-57726

CVE CVE-2024-57727

CVE CVE-2025-10035

CVE CVE-2025-29824

CVE CVE-2025-31161

CVE CVE-2025-52691

CVE CVE-2025-53770

CVE CVE-2025-53771

CVE CVE-2026-1731

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5 Installation

T1110

Brute Force credential access

T1557

Adversary-in-the-Middle credential access

T1037

Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts persistence

T1098

Account Manipulation persistence

T1547

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution persistence

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6 Command & Control

T1005

Data from Local System collection

T1025

Data from Removable Media collection

T1039

Data from Network Shared Drive collection

T1074

Data Staged collection

T1114

Email Collection collection

T1119

Automated Collection collection

T1213

Data from Information Repositories collection

T1560

Archive Collected Data collection

T1001

Data Obfuscation command and control

T1071

Application Layer Protocol command and control

T1071.001

Web Protocols command and control

T1092

Communication Through Removable Media command and control

T1105

Ingress Tool Transfer command and control

T1573

Encrypted Channel command and control

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7 Actions on Objectives

T1685

Disable or Modify Tools defense impairment

T1686

Disable or Modify System Firewall defense impairment

T1030

Data Transfer Size Limits exfiltration

T1041

Exfiltration Over C2 Channel exfiltration

T1048

Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol exfiltration

T1567

Exfiltration Over Web Service exfiltration

T1561

Disk Wipe impact

T1006

Direct Volume Access stealth

T1027

Obfuscated Files or Information stealth

T1027.003

Steganography stealth

T1036

Masquerading stealth

T1078.001

Default Accounts stealth

T1134

Access Token Manipulation stealth

T1140

Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information stealth

T1218

System Binary Proxy Execution stealth

T1086

Stage risk: Critical High Medium None

Tools & Malware (47)

BRICKSTORM BRICKSTORM backdoor Backdoors CHOPSTICK Cloudflare Workers DeployJava.js Explorer Forfiles Garble Global Google Drive Heroku JHUHUGIT Koadic LAMEHUG LoJax MSBuild Matrix Medusa Medusa Ransomware Microsoft Defender XDR Mimikatz Open-source tools Payload Payload PipeMagic PowerShell Responder Rogue Rootkit Rundll32 ScreenConnect Sednit Sofacy Trojan Unknown Web Shell Windows Command Shell Winrar YARA certutil mshta mshta.exe netsh phishing route wssoft library

Indicators of Compromise (40)

Domain

vim.event.VmClonedEvent protection.Identify sslip.io nip.io ntds.dit vim.event.TaskEvent VirtualMachine.clone vim.event.VmBeingClonedEvent +25 more

Filename

rundll32.exe DeployJava.js explorer.exe ntdsutil.exe mshta.exe cmd.exe cipher.exe

ATT&CK Tactic Coverage

Reconnaissance Resource Development Initial Access Execution Persistence Privilege Escalation Defense Evasion Credential Access Discovery Lateral Movement Collection Command & Control Exfiltration Impact

Recommended Mitigations

33 MITRE ATT&CK mitigations cover detected techniques

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Reconnaissance (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Weaponization (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Delivery (10)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1031 Network Intrusion Prevention M1047 Audit +5 more

Exploitation (15)

M1017 User Training M1019 Threat Intelligence Program M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1026 Privileged Account Management M1031 Network Intrusion Prevention +10 more

Installation (15)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions M1024 Restrict Registry Permissions M1026 Privileged Account Management +10 more

Command & Control (14)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1020 SSL/TLS Inspection M1028 Operating System Configuration M1029 Remote Data Storage +9 more

Actions on Objectives (21)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions M1024 Restrict Registry Permissions +16 more

Detection Coverage

47 strategies

7/7 stages covered

Reconnaissance (1)

DET0830 Detection of Active Scanning

Weaponization (3)

DET0876 Detection of Compromise Accounts DET0885 Detection of Compromise Infrastructure DET0895 Detection of Acquire Infrastructure

Delivery (4)

DET0070 Detection Strategy for Phishing across p... DET0107 Detection Strategy for Spearphishing Lin... DET0176 Drive-by Compromise — Behavior-based, Mu... DET0236 Detection Strategy for Spearphishing Att...

Exploitation (5)

DET0010 Behavioral Detection of Event Triggered... DET0287 Exploitation for Client Execution – cros... DET0478 User Execution – multi-surface behavior... DET0514 Detection Strategy for Exploitation for... DET0516 Behavioral Detection of Command and Scri...

Installation (5)

DET0096 Account Manipulation Behavior Chain Dete... DET0112 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts Det... DET0274 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution Detect... DET0296 Detect Adversary-in-the-Middle via Netwo... DET0463 Brute Force Authentication Failures with...

Command & Control (14)

DET0014 Detection of Data Staging Prior to Exfil... DET0027 Detection of Web Protocol-Based C2 Over... DET0053 Detect Obfuscated C2 via Network Traffic... DET0060 Detect Ingress Tool Transfers via Behavi... DET0090 Cross-host C2 via Removable Media Relay +9 more

Actions on Objectives (15)

DET0081 Detection of Proxy Execution via Trusted... DET0119 Detection Strategy for Steganographic Ab... DET0127 Behavioral Detection of Masquerading Acr... DET0131 Behavioral Detection Strategy for Exfilt... DET0137 Detection Strategy for Disk Wipe via Dir... +10 more

Diamond Model of Intrusion

Adversary · Capability · Infrastructure · Victim

Completeness

4/4

Adversary

Confidence

80%

storm

Type: Criminal Sophistication: Medium First seen: 2026 Active

tracked as The Great Galveston Storm UTA0178 Jumpy Pisces Sandworm Team +1 more

Infrastructure 33 IOC(s)

50%

Domain

vim.event.VmClonedEvent protection.Identify sslip.io nip.io ntds.dit +28

Artifacts (7)

rundll32.exe DeployJava.js explorer.exe ntdsutil.exe mshta.exe cmd.exe +1

Capability

50%

48 technique(s) 47 tool(s)/malware 26 CVE(s)

BRICKSTORM BRICKSTORM backdoor Backdoors CHOPSTICK Cloudflare Workers DeployJava.js Explorer Forfiles +39

T1086

collection

T1005 T1025 T1039 T1074 +4

command and control

T1001 T1071 T1071.001 T1092 +2

credential access

T1110 T1557

Victim

70%

Targeted Sectors

government financial-services defense healthcare critical-infrastructure education transportation information-technology nuclear chemical hospitality retail construction legal-services

Targeted Countries

US RU JP IR KR UA CN FR

Diamond Model Meta-Features

Phase

Actions on Objectives

Result

Active

Direction

Adversary → Infrastructure → Victim

Methodology

Criminal

First Seen

2026-08-03

Adversary → Capability

Adversary → Infrastructure

Capability → Victim

Infrastructure → Victim

Diamond Model edges

Activity Threads Kill chain phase → Diamond Model event mapping

1 Reconnaissance

Capability (Techniques)

T1595

Capability (Malware)

BRICKSTORM BRICKSTORM backdoor Backdoors

Infrastructure

vim.event.VmClonedEvent protection.Identify sslip.io

2 Weaponization

Capability (Techniques)

T1583 T1584 T1586

Capability (Malware)

BRICKSTORM BRICKSTORM backdoor Backdoors

Infrastructure

vim.event.VmClonedEvent protection.Identify sslip.io

3 Delivery

Capability (Techniques)

T1189 T1566 T1566.001 T1566.002

Capability (Malware)

BRICKSTORM BRICKSTORM backdoor Backdoors

Infrastructure

vim.event.VmClonedEvent protection.Identify sslip.io

4 Exploitation

Capability (Techniques)

T1059 T1203 T1204 T1068 T1546

Capability (Malware)

BRICKSTORM BRICKSTORM backdoor Backdoors

Infrastructure

vim.event.VmClonedEvent protection.Identify sslip.io

5 Installation

Capability (Techniques)

T1110 T1557 T1037 T1098 T1547

Capability (Malware)

BRICKSTORM BRICKSTORM backdoor Backdoors

Infrastructure

vim.event.VmClonedEvent protection.Identify sslip.io

6 Command & Control

Capability (Techniques)

T1005 T1025 T1039 T1074 T1114

Capability (Malware)

BRICKSTORM BRICKSTORM backdoor Backdoors

Infrastructure

vim.event.VmClonedEvent protection.Identify sslip.io

7 Actions on Objectives

Capability (Techniques)

T1030 T1041 T1048 T1567 T1561

Capability (Malware)

BRICKSTORM BRICKSTORM backdoor Backdoors

Infrastructure

vim.event.VmClonedEvent protection.Identify sslip.io