Akira Ransomware Targets the LATAM Airline Industry

An in-depth analysis examined a threat actor utilizing Akira ransomware to compromise a Latin American airline. The attacker gained initial network access via SSH, exploiting a vulnerability in Veeam backup software, and subsequently exfiltrated critical data before deploying the ransomware payload the following day. The attack leveraged various legitimate tools and techniques, enabling reconnaissance, persistence, and widespread encryption of victim systems in a double-extortion scheme. Author: AlienVault

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T1136.002

CVE-2023-27532

T1136.001

T1560.001

T1537

T1222.001

T1021.004

exfiltration

T1588.002

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77A243CB73F6BDD610EEB10786B752FB

77.247.126.158