Microsoft warns of Cactus ransomware actors using malvertising to infect victims

Hackers are using malware distributed through online advertisements to infect victims with Cactus ransomware, according to new research. In a warning published on Friday, researchers at Microsoft said that the ransomware actor behind the campaign — which Microsoft calls Storm-0216 but others refer to as Twisted Spider and UNC2198 — had “received handoffs from Qakbot

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