and sharing NTT’s global experience and deep expertise in leadership and security,” said NTT president and chief executive Akira Shimada. In return, the NTT will receive information from other JCDC members, strengthening its own offerings as...

we’ve seen in the April/May time frame of this year new groups surfacing that are very active as we speak, for example, Akira and, recently, Rhysida. CSC: Ah, understood! The report also points out that Clop’s MOVEit-related activities are ongoing –...

have been seen deploying remote desktop applications, before moving laterally and executing further binaries. Both the Akira and LockBit ransomware groups have been seen operating in this fashion. Rapid7’s researchers believe the increase in attacks...

The Akira ransomware gang has only been in operation since March of 2023, but it has already racked up an impressive list of more than 60 victims. The group focuses largely on small- to medium-sized businesses, demanding ransoms of between US$200,000...

attributed the highest numbers to LockBit, BlackCat, and Clop, in that order. One of the notable new groups to emerge is Akira, which became active at the end of March 2023 and has hit at least 60 victims since then. As we look ahead to 2024, we...

notes, executive bonus schemes, payroll details, and a wealth of client data have all been exposed on the darknet. The Akira ransomware gang has dropped over 90 gigabytes of data belonging to Frost & Sullivan on its darknet leak site, claiming that the...

contacted the victims of each incident where possible. Ransomware Operators: BianLian, LockBit, NoEscape, Cuba, Play, ALPHV, Akira, INC Ransom, 8Base Companies targeted: 13 Total data allegedly impacted: Over 5.4 terabytes Ransomware operators were very...

operators are increasingly using remote encryption techniques as part of their attacks. This includes threat actors such as Akira, ALPHV/BlackCat, LockBit, Royal, and Black Basta – all of whom have been very active in 2023 and nearly all of whom have...

security firm Arctic Wolf has reportedly uncovered several instances in which victims of ransomware attacks claimed by the Akira and Royal ransomware groups that paid a ransom were contacted for additional attempts at extortion. On top of this, the...

the threat actor behind the breach, further investigation by Cyber Daily through threat feeds has linked the incident to the Akira ransomware gang. Upon further investigation, the ransomware group claimed on its dark web leak site that it had stolen...

users of TeamViewer may need to watch out. LockBit accounted for a total of 26 per cent of all ransomware attacks. 8Base and Akira come next, with five attacks apiece. NONAME targeted four victims, and BianLian three. There have been 3,478 total...

has contacted the victims of each incident where possible. You can read the November 2023 report here. Ransomware Operators: Akira, 8Base, Knight, DragonForce, LockBit, Cactus Companies targeted: Nine Total data allegedly impacted: More than 460...

The attack on major British cosmetics retailer Lush that was made public earlier this month has been claimed by the infamous Akira ransomware group. According to threat feeds seen by Cyber Daily, Akira claimed to have stolen 110 gigabytes of data from...

cent to 320 incidents. The three-month figure remains on a downward trend, however. 8Base was responsible for 11 incidents, Akira five, and BianLian three – all players we’ve seen jockey in the top five. The US remained the most targeted country in...

much every ransomware group was far less active this week. Black Basta picks up second with eight attacks, followed by Akira, ALPHV, and 8Base with four incidents apiece. A few new entrants in the top five this week, but both ALPHV and Hunters had lower...

chalked up 38 per cent of all attacks. The Stormous gang made a new appearance in the top five, with seven attacks, while Akira and 8Base were responsible for five and four incidents, respectively. Thankfully, overall numbers are down this week....

its capabilities. New reports suggest that many of LockBit’s big affiliates are looking for other ransomware gangs, with the Akira threat group being a key receiver of these cyber criminal refugees.

The Akira ransomware gang is enjoying an influx of “pen-testers”, according to a security researcher’s report. Infamous ransomware-as-a-service operation LockBit may still be in operation, but it appears last month’s takedown of the gang by an...

such as dates of birth.” While Nissan has not acknowledged the threat actor behind the breach, the attack was claimed by the Akira ransomware gang, which claimed to have stolen 100 gigabytes of data from the company. “We’ve obtained 100GB of data of...

Centre (EC3), and the National Cyber Security Centre in the Netherlands (NCSC-NL), have released a joint advisory on the Akira ransomware gang. Akira, which first appeared in March 2023 targeting Windows systems before establishing malware for Linux...