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Malvertising schemes have been used by the Storm-0216 threat operation, also known as UNC2198 and Twisted Spider, to deploy the Danabot malware to achieve initial systems access before proceeding with the distribution of Cactus ransomware since last month, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Hackers are adopting CACTUS ransomware campaigns
Operators of a new ransomware strain dubbed Cactus are using critical vulnerabilities in a data analytics platform to gain access to corporate networks. Cactus
According to a series of posts on X by Microsoft Threat Intelligence, Russia-based ransomware actor Storm-0216 (aka Twisted Spider, UNC2198) is using Danabot, an advanced banking Trojan, to deploy Cactus ransomware.
FBIâs cyber division personnel in front of a computer screen. In late 2020 and 2021 law enforcement scored a series of victories against cybercriminal actors, shutting down certain operations, seizing assets and/or making arrests related to Egregor ransomware, NetWalker RaaS and the Emotet botnet. (FBI) Counter to initial fears, researchers say the ransomware cartel formed by the Maze cybergang starting in May 2020 never hit its stride. Indeed, experts who spoke with SC Media said they doubt enough incentive currently exists for competing threat actors to overcome the inherent challenge...