customers was hit by an alleged ransomware attack, with customer details potentially exposed. On its darknet leak site, the Akira ransomware gang has listed a novated lease provider that works with public sector organisations and not-for-profits....

Threat actors have claimed a ransomware attack on Australian engineering firm Thornton Engineering. The Akira ransomware gang listed Thornton Engineering on its dark web leak site on 24 February, claiming to have exfiltrated personal and business data....

Ransomware group Akira says it has a trove of data, including information regarding Nobu’s co-owner, Robert De Niro. The Akira ransomware gang has listed high-end restaurant chain Nobu as a victim on its darknet leak site, and it is threatening to...

lists Sydney-based Consonic on leak site following alleged theft of 28 gigabytes of ‘essential corporate information’. The Akira ransomware gang claimed this week to have exfiltrated 28 gigabytes of data from Australian engineering services company...

The Akira ransomware gang has claimed a cyber attack on a now-defunct Australian media company. Regency Media was listed on Akira’s dark web leak site, with the threat actor claiming to have stolen personal data belonging to customers and employees, as...

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...

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...

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....

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...

attack to exploit SonicWall firewall devices. Analysts at multiple cyber security firms recently warned of affiliates of the Akira ransomware gang targeting an unknown vulnerability in SonicWall Gen 7 Firewalls, but now we know exactly how the hackers...

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...

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...

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...

was easily the most prevalent threat faced by organisations around the world, with groups such RansomHub, PLAY, and Akira staking a claim as operators to watch out for. And yet, despite the activity of law enforcement agencies, and being quiet most of...

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...