Akira Ransomware Attacks Surge. Finnish Companies Among Targets

The National Cyber Security Centre Finland announced a surge in Akira ransomware attacks. Threat actors used Akira malware in six out of the seven ransomware attacks reported in December 2023. The attackers used VPNs that lacked multi-factor authentication. They exploited CVE-2023-20269 on Cisco ASA or FTD devices and obtained initial access through brute force attack. […]

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