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Akira Ransomware: A Rising Threat to Your Data

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Akira Ransomware: A Rising Threat to Your Data

25/07/2023 dheeraj0Tagged advisory, Akira Ransomware Attack, Akira virus, AnyDesk, application updates, Attack, CERT-In, Cyber Attack, cyber attacks, dark web, data encryption, data loss prevention, Digital Attack, extortion, file encryption, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, internet ransomware, intrusion, legacy systems, Linux, malware, multi-factor authentication, offline backups, online hygiene, operating system updates, PCHunter, personal information theft, protection protocols, Ransomware Attack, ransomware group, strong password policies, unofficial channels, virtual patching, VPN services, Windows, Windows Restart Manager API, Windows Shadow Volume Copies, WinRAR

Government Warns of Akira Ransomware Attack: What You Need to Know The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned users of a new ransomware attack called Akira. This malware is designed to target Windows and Linux-based systems, and it can encrypt files found in various hard drive folders. Akira also deletes ‘Windows Shadow Volume […]