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Sead Fadilpašić

The new ransomware strain is picking off big businesses one by one - and yours could be next

Ransomware

There’s a new ransomware player in town, targeting big businesses and demanding even bigger payouts from its victims.

The group, called Akira, was discovered by the MalwareHunterTeam, who discovered a sample of the encryptor and shared it with BleepingComputer. As per the researchers, Akira was launched in March 2023, and has since (by its own claims) raided 16 companies. 

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