Play has used Mimikatz and the Windows Task Manager to dump LSASS process memory.3
group
Play G1040
- Created
- 24 September 2024
- Last modified
- 31 July 2026
- Alias
- Play
Play is a ransomware group that has been active since at least 2022 deploying Playcrypt ransomware against the business, government, critical infrastructure, healthcare, and media sectors in North America, South America, and Europe. Play actors employ a double-extortion model, encrypting systems after exfiltrating data, and are presumed by security researchers to operate as a closed group.[1][2]
26
Techniques60th pct
14
TacticsTop 6%
9
Tools & malwareTop 19%
0
CampaignsNone recorded
Enterprise ATT&CK only. Any Mobile or ICS rows on the same ATT&CK page are not carried.
MITRE reference G1040
Play has used the information-stealing tool Grixba to enumerate network information.4
Play has used tools such as AdFind, Nltest, and BloodHound to enumerate shares and hostnames on compromised networks.5
Play has used Cobalt Strike to move laterally via SMB.6
Play has used Base64-encoded PowerShell scripts for post exploit activities on compromised hosts.7
Play has split victims' files into chunks for exfiltration.89
Standing G1040
Reach is how much of ATT&CK this group touches. Coverage is how well defended each thing it does is, as a median per technique rather than a total — a total would just restate the reach. Each figure is ranked against all 176 ATT&CK groups only where that population actually spreads. Where most of the population shares one value, a percentile would rank the tie instead of the entity, so the raw value is shown and no rank is claimed.
Reach
Techniques2660th pct
60th percentile · 60% of 176 ATT&CK groups have this many Enterprise techniques or fewer.
Tactics14Top 6%
94th percentile · 94% of 176 ATT&CK groups have this many tactics spanned or fewer.
Tools & malware9Top 19%
81st percentile · 81% of 176 ATT&CK groups have this many tools and malware or fewer.
Campaigns089% tie · 4 values
89% of the population shares a single value across only 4 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Coverage
Rules / technique27med73rd pct
73rd percentile · 73% of 176 ATT&CK groups have this many detection rules per technique or fewer.
Tests / technique7.5med
Detection coverage G1040
1515 distinct rules cover the 26 techniques recorded for this group. The 1659 technique-to-rule mappings resolve to 1515 distinct rules, because one rule can cover several techniques. 1016 Sigma · 499 Splunk.
25 covered by at least one rule1 with no coverage1515 distinct rules in total
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