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Researchers Link CACTUS Ransomware Tactics to Former Black Basta Affiliates – Go Health Pro

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Researchers Link CACTUS Ransomware Tactics to Former Black Basta Affiliates – Go Health Pro

Mar 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Threat Intelligence Threat actors deploying the Black Basta and CACTUS ransomware families have been found to rely on the same BackConnect (BC) module for maintaining persistent control over infected hosts, a sign that affiliates previously associated with Black Basta may have transitioned to CACTUS. “Once infiltrated, it grants attackers a … Read more

Leaked Black Basta Ransomware Chat Logs Reveal Inner Workings and Internal Conflicts – Go Health Pro

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Leaked Black Basta Ransomware Chat Logs Reveal Inner Workings and Internal Conflicts – Go Health Pro

More than a year’s worth of internal chat logs from a ransomware gang known as Black Basta have been published online in a leak that provides unprecedented visibility into their tactics and internal conflicts among its members. The Russian-language chats on the Matrix messaging platform between September 18, 2023, and September 28, 2024, were initially … Read more

Black Basta Ransomware Evolves with Email Bombing, QR Codes, and Social Engineering – Go Health Pro

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Black Basta Ransomware Evolves with Email Bombing, QR Codes, and Social Engineering – Go Health Pro

Dec 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware The threat actors linked to the Black Basta ransomware have been observed switching up their social engineering tactics, distributing a different set of payloads such as Zbot and DarkGate since early October 2024. “Users within the target environment will be email bombed by the threat actor, which is … Read more

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