Security News > 2023 > October > US energy firm shares how Akira ransomware hacked its systems
In a rare display of transparency, US energy services firm BHI Energy details how the Akira ransomware operation breached their networks and stole the data during the attack.
In a data breach notification sent by BHI Energy to impacted people, the company provides detailed information on how the Akira ransomware gang breached its network on May 30, 2023.
Finally, on June 29, 2023, having stolen all data they could from BHI's network, the threat actors deployed the Akira ransomware on all devices to encrypt files.
The company says it was able to recover data from a cloud backup solution that hadn't been affected by the ransomware attack, so they were able to restore their systems without paying a ransom.
At the time of writing this, Akira ransomware has not leaked any data belonging to BHI on its extortion portal on the dark web, and neither have the cybercriminals announced BHI in their upcoming data leaks.
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