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cactus

The CACTUS ransomware is said to have emerged around March 2023. The group became known for exploiting vulnerabilities to gain initial access and maintain a presence within the organization's infrastructure.<br> <br> There is little known information about the ransomware group, except that it emerged on the mentioned date and, following encryption, a text file named 'cAcTuS.readme.txt' would be created. Additionally, encrypted files were altered to the '.cts1' extension, and data exfiltration and victim extortion were conducted through the use of the service known as Tox.<br>Source: https://github.com/crocodyli/ThreatActors-TTPs

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Motivation
ransomware
Last seen
2025-03-17
Sectors
manufacturing, professional-services, technology, retail-e-commerce, agriculture-and-food-production, transportation, healthcare, financial-services, other, hospitality, energy-utilities, education
Status
Dormant

Activity timeline

A dated ledger of actor-claimed victims, campaigns, indicators, identity mappings, relationships, and CVE links. Each date states what it measures. For extensive leak-site histories, victim entries are limited to the 100 most recent distinct listings.

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Victim claimkyb.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimassaabloy.com listed by cactus

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Indicator3 indicators cataloged

Types: onion.

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Victim claimurban1.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimquigleyeye.com listed by cactus

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Victim claimrocketstores.com listed by cactus

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Victim claimlifting.com listed by cactus

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Victim claimchfindustries.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimThis entry has been removed following a request from the company. listed by cactus

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Victim claimbluedge.com listed by cactus

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Victim claimregulvar.com listed by cactus

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Victim claimbritannicahome.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimthermoid.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimeverelgroup.com listed by cactus

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Victim claimbaillie.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimtempel.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimcaltrol.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimaiibeauty.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimformanmills.com listed by cactus

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Victim claimamalgamatedsugar.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimassociatedasset.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimgrede.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimpace-usa.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimuniekinc.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimsteelerubber.com listed by cactus

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Identity and attribution

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