Security News > 2024 > April > Akira Ransomware Gang Extorts $42 Million; Now Targets Linux Servers
2024-04-19 11:01
Threat actors behind the Akira ransomware group have extorted approximately $42 million in illicit proceeds after breaching the networks of more than 250 victims as of January 1, 2024. "Since March 2023, Akira ransomware has impacted a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure entities in North America, Europe, and Australia," cybersecurity agencies from the Netherlands and the U.S.,
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