Tag: CVE-2023-20269

2 Attack Reports | 0 Vulnerabilities

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Akira ransomware continues to evolve

Akira ransomware has established itself as a prominent threat, constantly evolving its tactics. Initially employing double-extortion, it shifted focus to data exfiltration in early 2024. The group developed a Rust variant of their ESXi encryptor, moving away from C++. Recently, Akira has returned t…

vulnerability exploitation

double-extortion

Published: October 22, 2024

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2024-37085 (CVSS 6.8), CVE-2024-40766 (CVSS 9.8), CVE-2024-40711 (CVSS 9.8), CVE-2023-27532, CVE-2023-20269, CVE-2020-3259, CVE-2023-48788, CVE-2023-20263

Downloadable IOCs: 37

Threat Brief: Understanding Akira Ransomware

Akira is a prolific ransomware operating since March 2023, targeting multiple industries in North America, the UK, and Australia. It functions as Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) and employs double extortion tactics. Akira has connections to the disbanded Conti group, sharing code similarities and op…

lateral movement

double extortion

defense evasion

chacha encryption

credential dumping

Published: October 4, 2024

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2023-20269, CVE-2021-21972, CVE-2019-6693, CVE-2022-40684

Downloadable IOCs: 3

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