Akira

Internal ID: win.akira

1.472

victims

campaigns

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Malware family identifying win.akira. Origin and technical characteristics tracked via Malpedia.

Threat Analysis

Akira is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

Ransomware Victims (1.472)

CTIWATCH tracks 1.472 organizations claimed as victims by Akira on its data leak site, with attack dates, sectors and countries.

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Known Campaigns

akira_2026

Akira ransomware campaign 2026 - 5 US victims

🎯 Business Services🎯 Construction🎯 Technology

ACTIVEMEDIUM2026

External References

→https://arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/arctic-wolf-labs-observes-increased-fog-and-akira-ransomware-activity-linked-to-sonicwall-ssl-vpn/

→https://arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/conti-and-akira-chained-together/

→https://arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/follow-on-extortion-campaign-targeting-victims-of-akira-and-royal-ransomware/

→https://arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/smash-and-grab-aggressive-akira-campaign-targets-sonicwall-vpns/

→https://blog.sekoia.io/sekoia-io-mid-2023-ransomware-threat-landscape

→https://cybercx.com.au/blog/akira-ransomware/

→https://databreaches.net/2025/05/05/negotiations-with-the-akira-ransomware-group-an-ill-advised-approach/

→https://decoded.avast.io/threatresearch/decrypted-akira-ransomware/

→https://github.com/vc0RExor/Malware-Threat-Reports/blob/main/Ransomware/Akira/Akira-The_old_new_style_crime_EN_Aaron_Jornet.pdf

→https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2023/05/09/akira-ransomware-is-bringin-88-back/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.akira

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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