Akira Ransomware: FBI and Europol Sound Alarm Over $42M Loss

Prominent global agencies have flagged a newly-emerged ransomware group named Akira, estimated to be just a year old, for its widespread cyber intrusions, breaching over 250 organizations globally and raking in nearly $42 million in ransom payments. Investigations led by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have revealed that Akira has been actively targeting businesses and critical infrastructure across North America, Europe, and Australia since March 2023. Initially focused on Windows systems, Akira's threat landscape expanded with the discovery of its Linux variant by the FBI. Akira Ransomware Crisis In response to this escalating threat, the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and the Netherlands' National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) jointly issued a cybersecurity advisory (CSA) in a bid t...