The Infamous Ransomware Akira Group Hits: Radiant Canada in a recent cyber attack, raising concerns about cybersecurity vulnerabilities. To stay ahead of emerging threats, fortify your online security with the HookPhish Dark Web Monitoring platform. Explore HookPhish Dark Web Monitoring.
| Victim Name | Radiant Canada |
| Victim Post Date | 2024-04-04 |
| Description | Radiant Canada is the result of integrating 30 years of transport ation management expertise with warehousing services experience. 25GB for uploading here. A lot of financial data, personal inform ation of employees, clients info and so on. |
Akira Ransomware Group
The ‘Akira’ ransomware group has emerged as a significant threat to businesses, particularly small- and medium-sized organizations in North America and Australia. The group has been known to target the government sector and has been involved in various high-profile attacks. Akira ransomware group’s tactics have evolved over time, with the group shifting its focus from deploying ransomware to exfiltrating sensitive data from victims’ environments. The group has been observed to breach systems by gaining unauthorized access to target organizations’ VPNs, typically through compromised login credentials.
Citations:
- [1] https://scmagazine.com/resource/akira-ransomware-groups-changing-tactics-what-you-need-to-know
- [2] https://scmagazine.com/brief/escalating-akira-ransomware-attacks-target-finland
- [3] https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2023/12/21/akira-again-the-ransomware-that-keeps-on-taking/
- [4] https://provendata.com/blog/akira-ransomware/
- [5] https://trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/ransomware-spotlight/ransomware-spotlight-akira
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