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Akira Ransomware
Z7-TAF THREAT SCORE
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CLASSIFICATION
CRITICAL THREAT
Key Findings
$244.17M+ Confirmed ransoms
Confirmed ransoms since March 2023, placing Akira among the top five most profitable ransomware operations globally.
683 Victims
Victims claimed January-November 2025, making Akira the second most active ransomware strain globally behind only Qilin.
SonicWall Campaign
July-October 2025 exploitation of CVE-2024-40766 compromised 70+ organizations in October alone; 438,000+ devices still exposed.
Sub-4 hour attacks
CISA advisory confirms Akira exfiltrated data in just over two hours from initial access in some 2025 incidents.
Full Report Includes
- Complete Z7-TAF scoring across 8 dimensions with proprietary methodology
- Three Z7-BAF breach assessments (all 2025): Hitachi Vantara (8.71), SonicWall Campaign (8.29), Global Data Storage Company (8.43)
- Conti lineage analysis and technical evolution from C++ to Rust-based Akira_v2
- June 2025 Nutanix AHV expansion beyond VMware ESXi and Hyper-V
- Unit 42 case study: 42-day compromise via ClickFix social engineering
- M&A security risks: Why acquired SonicWall devices create exposure
- Priority defensive recommendations aligned with November 2025 CISA advisory
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Detailed analysis, scoring methodology, and proprietary frameworks are available in the full intelligence report.