Adi Bleih reports:
The Akira ransomware group has been active since March 2023, targeting diverse industries across North America, the UK, and Australia. Operating as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, Akira employs a double-extortion strategy by stealing sensitive data before encrypting it. According to their leak site, the group claims to have compromised over 350 organizations.
From November 13 to 14, the Akira ransomware group posted over 30 new victims on their data leak site, marking their highest single-day total since they began operations in March 2023. This milestone represents a record-breaking escalation in their activities and the volume of leaks shared in one day.
Of the 35 total posts, 25 originate from the United States. Canada accounts for two, while the remaining posts come from Uruguay, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Nigeria.
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