howling_scorpius_(akira_ransomware_crew)
Howling Scorpius is identified in the provided content as the Akira ransomware crew. The content describes the group obtaining initial access via a fake CAPTCHA lure that led an employee to download SectopRAT malware. In the cited incident, this gave the actors their initial foothold, after which they remained in the environment for more than six weeks, moved through the network, compromised domain administrator accounts, staged nearly 1 TB of data for exfiltration, and ultimately deployed ransomware across three separate networks. The content also states that Akira ransomware compromised a global data storage company for 42 days following this fake CAPTCHA/SectopRAT infection chain. No additional aliases, sub-groups, or attribution to a nation state are provided in the content.
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