Threat Actor

Akira

Akira is a ransomware variant and ransomware deployment entity active since at least March 2023. Akira uses 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. Akira operations 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 of Akira ransomware indicates variants capable of targeting Windows or VMWare ESXi hypervisors and multiple overlaps with Conti ransomware.

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Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--46bb06cb-f2d9-4b37-8c92-a27e224ad90d
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-01T12:34:03+00:00
Type
intrusion-set

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (17)

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Account Access Removal (T1531)

Adversaries may interrupt availability of system and network resources by inhibiting access to accounts utilized by legitimate users. Accounts may be

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Archive via Utility (T1560.001)

Adversaries may use utilities to compress and/or encrypt collected data prior to exfiltration. Many utilities include functionalities to compress, enc

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Binary Padding (T1027.001)

Adversaries may use binary padding to add junk data and change the on-disk representation of malware. This can be done without affecting the functiona

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Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486)

Adversaries may encrypt data on target systems or on large numbers of systems in a network to interrupt availability to system and network resources.

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Disable or Modify Tools (T1685)

Adversaries may disable, degrade, or tamper with security tools or applications (e.g., endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, intrusion detectio

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Domain Trust Discovery (T1482)

Adversaries may attempt to gather information on domain trust relationships that may be used to identify lateral movement opportunities in Windows mul

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Exfiltration to Cloud Storage (T1567.002)

Adversaries may exfiltrate data to a cloud storage service rather than over their primary command and control channel. Cloud storage services allow fo

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External Remote Services (T1133)

Adversaries may leverage external-facing remote services to initially access and/or persist within a network. Remote services such as VPNs, Citrix, an

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Financial Theft (T1657)

Adversaries may steal monetary resources from targets through extortion, social engineering, technical theft, or other methods aimed at their own fina

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Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (T1036.005)

Adversaries may match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files, Registry keys, or other resources when naming/placing them. This is don

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PowerShell (T1059.001)

Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution. PowerShell is a powerful interactive command-line interface and scripting environ

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Remote Access Tools (T1219)

An adversary may use legitimate remote access tools to establish an interactive command and control channel within a network. Remote access tools crea

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Remote Desktop Protocol (T1021.001)

Adversaries may use Valid Accounts to log into a computer using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The ad

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Remote System Discovery (T1018)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of other systems by IP address, hostname, or other logical identifier on a network that may be used for Later

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Sharepoint (T1213.002)

Adversaries may leverage the SharePoint repository as a source to mine valuable information.(Citation: Information architecture guidance for SharePoin

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Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets (T1558)

Adversaries may attempt to subvert Kerberos authentication by stealing or forging Kerberos tickets to enable [Pass the Ticket](https://attack.mitre.or

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Valid Accounts (T1078)

Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense

Software & Tools (8)

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AdFind [tool]

AdFind is a free command-line query tool that can be used for gathering information from Active Directory.(

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Akira [malware]

Akira ransomware, written in C++, is most prominently (but not exclusively) associated with the ransomware-

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Akira _v2 [malware]

Akira _v2 is a Rust-based variant of Akira ransomware that has b

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LaZagne [tool]

LaZagne is a post-exploitation, open-source tool used to recover stored passwords on a system. It has modul

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Megazord [malware]

Megazord is a Rust-based variant of Akira ransomware that has be

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MimiKatz [malware]

Mimikatz is a credential dumper capable of obtaining plaintext Windows account logins and passwords, along

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PsExec [tool]

PsExec is a free Microsoft tool that can be used to execute a program on another computer. It is used by IT

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Rclone [tool]

Rclone is a command line program for syncing files with cloud storage services such as Dropbox, Google Driv

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