a high alert warning regarding an increase in hacker activity targeting Australian organisations. “We are aware of the Akira ransomware targeting vulnerable Australian organisations through SonicWall SSL VPNs,” the ASD said in a 10 September statement....

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...

Passports and driver’s licences part of a 148-gigabyte data breach impacting luxury Sydney hotel. The Akira ransomware gang has listed the Chinese-owned The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts as a victim on its darknet leak site and is claiming to have...

began investigating a malicious campaign targeting its firewall devices in early August, which soon turned out to be the Akira ransomware gang using a bring-your-own-vulnerable-driver (BYOVD) attack against the devices. By 11 September, the Australian...

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...

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...

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...

62 per cent year on year during December 2024, which was easily the busiest month of the year for ransomware operators. The Akira group was the most active in the last six months of 2024, followed by Fog – both of whom have recently claimed Australian...

ransomware. Analysts at Arctic Wolf have gone even further, laying the blame for the malicious activity at the feet of the Akira ransomware operation. Arctic Wolf dated the activity back to 15 July and noted that it has observed similar SonicWall...

Nissan Oceania breach saw various government ID documents compromised, including passports and Medicare card details. The Akira ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the hack. Alongside Nissan Oceania’s outsourced call centre operations, the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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 –...

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...