CySecurity News - Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents: Twisted Spider's Dangerous CACTUS Ransomware Attack

In a sophisticated cyber campaign, the group Twisted Spider, also recognized as Storm-0216, has joined forces with the cybercriminal faction Storm-1044. Employing a strategic method, they target specific endpoints through the deployment of an initial access trojan known as DanaBot.

Subsequently, Twisted Spider leverages this initial access to execute the deployment of the CACTUS ransomware. Recent insights from Microsoft Threat Intelligence on X shed light on Storm-0216's tactics. Operating under aliases such as Twisted Spider or UNC2198, this ransomware entity employs an advanced ba…