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QuadSwitcher

Also known asQuadSwitcher

QuadSwitcher is identified in the provided content as an affiliate linked to multiple ransomware groups, including Play and RansomHub. The content directly associates QuadSwitcher with Play reporting, where it is listed among reported associations to the Play ransomware operation (also known as PlayCrypt). No additional high-confidence details about QuadSwitcher’s independent operations, targeting, tooling, or TTPs are directly provided beyond this affiliate linkage and association. Known alias from the content: quadswitcher.

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OPERATIONAL PROFILE

Targeting

Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.

Who they target

Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.

  • manufacturing
MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

15 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.

11 of 15 tactics24 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0042
Resource Development
2 techniques
T1583
Acquire Infrastructure
T1588
Obtain Capabilities
T1588.002
Tool
TA0001
Initial Access
1 technique
T1078×2
Valid Accounts
T1078.002
Domain Accounts
TA0002
Execution
1 technique
T1059
Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059.001
PowerShell
T1059.003
Windows Command Shell
TA0003
Persistence
1 technique
T1078×2
Valid Accounts
T1078.002
Domain Accounts
TA0004
Privilege Escalation
1 technique
T1078×2
Valid Accounts
T1078.002
Domain Accounts
TA0005
Stealth
2 techniques
T1078×2
Valid Accounts
T1078.002
Domain Accounts
T1218
System Binary Proxy Execution
TA0006
Credential Access
1 technique
T1110
Brute Force
TA0007
Discovery
1 technique
T1087
Account Discovery
TA0008
Lateral Movement
1 technique
T1021
Remote Services
T1021.001
Remote Desktop Protocol
TA0011
Command and Control
3 techniques
T1071
Application Layer Protocol
T1132
Data Encoding
T1132.002
Non-Standard Encoding
T1219
Remote Access Tools
TA0010
Exfiltration
1 technique
T1537
Transfer Data to Cloud Account
ARSENAL

Associated malware families

1 malware family attributed to this actor across reporting.

FamilyContextEvidenceLast seen
PLAYPlay (AKA PlayCrypt) ransomware is a private ransomware operation that has been active since, at least, June 2022. The group operates in a double extortion method, where the victim data is stolen and leaked via a data leak site if the ransom demand is not paid.1Mar 18, 2026
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Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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Tradecraft mapping15

Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.

Malware arsenal1

Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.

Exploited CVEs

CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.

Detection signatures

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Observables

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