The Reveal Platform
Intel Name: Stopransomware: akira ransomware
Date of Scan: December 1, 2025
Impact: High
Summary: The StopRansomware: Akira Ransomware advisory warns of Akira’s expanding operations, including new activity as of Nov. 13, 2025, targeting Windows, Linux, and virtualization platforms. Akira actors gain access by exploiting vulnerabilities in VPNs, backup servers, and edge devices—including CVE-2024-40766—along with credential theft and lateral movement before encrypting and exfiltrating data for double extortion. The group has impacted multiple critical sectors and caused significant financial losses.
