Threat Actor Profile
Description
Akirais a ransomware variant and ransomware deployment entity active since at least March 2023.[1]Akirauses compromised credentials to access single-factor external access mechanisms such as VPNs for initial access, then various publicly-available tools and techniques for lateral movement.[1][2]Akiraoperations are associated with "double extortion" ransomware activity, where data is exfiltrated from victim environments prior to encryption, with threats to publish files if a ransom is not paid. Technical analysis ofAkiraransomware indicates variants capable of targeting Windows or VMWare ESXi hypervisors and multiple overlaps withContiransomware.[3][4][5]
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First Seen
Unknown
Last Updated
April 29, 2026
18 hours, 42 minutes ago
Active Status
ActiveCreated
April 29, 2026
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (16)
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'description': 'Akirais a ransomware variant and ransomware deployment entity '
'active since at least March 2023.[1]Akirauses compromised '
'credentials to access single-factor external access '
'mechanisms such as VPNs for initial access, then various '
'publicly-available tools and techniques for lateral '
'movement.[1][2]Akiraoperations are associated with "double '
'extortion" ransomware activity, where data is exfiltrated '
'from victim environments prior to encryption, with threats to '
'publish files if a ransom is not paid. Technical analysis '
'ofAkiraransomware indicates variants capable of targeting '
'Windows or VMWare ESXi hypervisors and multiple overlaps '
'withContiransomware.[3][4][5]',
'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G1024',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1024/'}],
'id': 'threat-actor--G1024',
'metadata': {'crawled_at': '2026-04-29T14:32:21.976355+00:00',
'mitre_group_id': 'G1024',
'page_title': 'Akira, GOLD SAHARA, PUNK SPIDER, Howling '
'Scorpius, Group G1024 | MITRE ATT&CK®'},
'name': 'Akira',
'type': 'threat-actor'}