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| Victim Name | Lush |
| Victim Post Date | 2024-01-25 |
| Description | Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Poole, United Kingdom, Lush is a cosmetic store specializing in the retail of bath bombs, hai r products, makeup and more. 110 Gb of their files are prepared f or uploading. There are a lot of personal documents especially pa ssports. Accounting, finance, tax, projects, clients information and much more could be found in the archives we are going to shar e. |
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] scmagazine.com/resource/akira-ransomware-groups-changing-tactics-what-you-need-to-know
- [2] scmagazine.com/brief/escalating-akira-ransomware-attacks-target-finland
- [3] news.sophos.com/en-us/2023/12/21/akira-again-the-ransomware-that-keeps-on-taking/
- [4] provendata.com/blog/akira-ransomware/
- [5] trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/ransomware-spotlight/ransomware-spotlight-akira
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