Ransomware attack by Akira

Year

2023

Month

November

Reference number

20231104

Impact area

Shore

Incident location

USA

Incident country

USA

Victim country

USA

Victim identity

Pilot Thomas Logistics/Maxum Petroleum

Victim Type

Logistics and petroleum companies

Method

Ransomware

Summary:

On November 9, 2023, Simons Petroleum, Maxum Petroleum, and Pilot Thomas Logistics in the USA fell victim to an Akira ransomware attack. The attackers claimed to have obtained about 70GB of data, including operating files, confidential documents, personal information of employees, and NDAs. The information was scraped from the Akira Onion Dark Web Tor Blog page and posted on RedPacket Security's blog. RedPacket Security clarified that they are not affiliated with the attackers and do not host any infringing content.

Reference URL

https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/akira-ransomware-victim-simons-petroleum-max-um-petroleum-pilot-t-homas-logistics/