Akira actively engaged in ransomware attacks against critical sectors

The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Thursday warned that Akira ransomware is actively launching attacks against critical industries by exploiting vulnerabilities in edge devices and backup servers. 

Akira ransomware has been linked to a range of threat activity in recent months, including a surge in attacks targeting SonicWall firewall customers beginning in July. U.S. officials warned that Akira has been expanding a wide range of attacks dating up to this month and the hackers have been collaborating with other threat groups. 

“This group primarily attacks small, medium-sized businesses, but has also attacked larger organizations across several sectors,” Nick Andersen, executive assistant director for the Cybersecurity Division at CISA, told reporters during a Thursday conference call. 

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