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🌐Akira

🌐 Akira is a tracked threat actor in the Clankerusecase corpus. Attributed to ??. Primary motivation: Criminal. We map 26 detection use cases to this actor across 53 MITRE ATT&CK techniques, with 4 threat-intel articles citing them. Active in our corpus from 2025-12-16 to 2026-05-18.

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26Use cases

4Articles

53Techniques

0IOCs

Known aliases

Akira ransomwareAkiraGOLD SAHARAPUNK SPIDERHowling Scorpius

Top techniques

T1486 · Data Encrypted for Impact T1003.001 · LSASS Memory T1003 · OS Credential Dumping

All other tracked techniques

T1005 · Data from Local System T1014 · Rootkit T1018 · Remote System Discovery T1021.001 · Remote Desktop Protocol T1021.002 · SMB/Windows Admin Shares T1027 · Obfuscated Files or Information T1027.001 · Binary Padding T1027.002 · Software Packing T1027.005 · Indicator Removal from Tools T1027.009 · Embedded Payloads T1036.005 · Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location T1037.001 · Logon Script (Windows)T1055 · Process Injection T1059.001 · PowerShell T1059.003 · Windows Command Shell T1059.005 · Visual Basic T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1070.004 · File Deletion T1071.001 · Web Protocols T1078 · Valid Accounts T1133 · External Remote Services T1140 · Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application T1195.002 · Compromise Software Supply Chain T1204.001 · Malicious Link T1204.002 · Malicious File T1204.004 · Malicious Copy and Paste T1213.002 · Sharepoint T1218 · System Binary Proxy Execution T1219 · Remote Access Tools T1482 · Domain Trust Discovery T1489 · Service Stop T1490 · Inhibit System Recovery T1531 · Account Access Removal T1539 · Steal Web Session Cookie T1543.003 · Windows Service T1555.003 · Credentials from Web Browsers T1558 · Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets T1560.001 · Archive via Utility T1562.001 · T1562.001 T1562.004 · T1562.004 T1562.006 · T1562.006 T1562.009 · T1562.009 T1566 · Phishing T1566.001 · Spearphishing Attachment T1566.002 · Spearphishing Link T1567.002 · Exfiltration to Cloud Storage T1569.002 · Service Execution T1657 · Financial Theft T1685 · Disable or Modify Tools

Detection use cases (26)

Akira pre-encryption: WMI-driven shadow copy wipe paired with backup/SQL service stop AI · profile SΣDD Akira initial access: MFA-less SSL VPN logon followed by rapid RDP fan-out (Cisco ASA / SonicWall vector) AI · profile SDD Cisco Secure FMC anomalous outbound HTTP PUT (Interlock CVE-2026-20131 callback) Bespoke Crypto-wallet file/keystore access by non-wallet process Internal Infostealer — non-browser process accessing browser cookie/login DBs Internal Asset exposure — vulnerability matches article CVE(s) Internal Ransomware-style mass file rename / extension change Internal LSASS process access / dump (credential theft) Internal Remote service execution — PsExec / SMB lateral movement Internal Trusted vendor binary / installer launching unusual children Internal Phishing-link click correlated to endpoint execution Internal Fake CAPTCHA / clipboard-injected PowerShell (ClickFix / FakeCaptcha) Internal Ransomware-style mass file rename / extension change Internal LSASS process access / dump (credential theft) Internal 1Password impossible-travel sign-in MITRE match Auth-Bypass on Public-Facing Service → Post-Exploit Action on Same Host (≤10 min) MITRE match Brand-Impersonation Domain Fetch Followed by User-Context Loader Within 10 Minutes MITRE match Cross-Platform ClickFix Paste-to-Pipe Loader (UI-Parent Shell with Decode-and-Execute Payload) MITRE match Edge-service post-exploitation chain: internet-facing daemon → child shell or token redemption within 10 min of external request MITRE match Internet-facing service process spawns shell/LOLBin within minutes of public inbound connection — post-RCE command execution MITRE match Self-hosted application service spawns shell or SSH within seconds of inbound unauthenticated API write MITRE match Atlassian administrator impersonating user MITRE match Auth0 anomalous attack-protection event spike MITRE match AWS Console login without MFA + impossible travel MITRE match AWS Detective behaviour graph deleted MITRE match AWS KMS key deleted or scheduled for deletion MITRE match

Threat-intel articles (4)

crit IT threat evolution in Q1 2026. Mobile statistics · 2026-05-18

crit What the ransom note won’t say · 2026-04-20

crit EDR killers explained: Beyond the drivers · 2026-03-19

crit ESET Threat Report H2 2025 · 2025-12-16

Tracked indicators

CVEs (1)

CVE-2026-20131