Storm-2460

MISP
Type:
Unknown
Country:
Unknown
First seen:
Unknown
Details:

Storm-2460 is a threat actor that has exploited elevation of privilege vulnerabilities to deploy PipeMagic malware and ransomware, enabling them to escalate access within compromised environments. They have been observed using the certutil utility to download malware from compromised legitimate third-party websites. Ransomware activity associated with Storm-2460 includes file encryption and the deployment of a ransom note named !_READ_ME_REXX2_!.txt. Microsoft recommends prioritizing security updates for elevation of privilege vulnerabilities to mitigate the impact of this actor's activities.

Metadata
ID: 827
Created: 13/01/2026 17:48
Updated: 08/03/2026 16:00