Akira _v2
- ID
- S1194
- Type
- Malware
- Source
- attack.mitre.org
- MITRE last modified
- 11 Mar 2025
Akira _v2 is a Rust-based variant of Akira ransomware that has been in use since at least 2024. Akira _v2 is designed to target VMware ESXi servers and includes a new command-line argument set and other expanded capabilities.[1][2][3]
Techniques used (6)
- T1083 File and Directory Discovery
- T1480 Execution Guardrails
- T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
- T1489 Service Stop
- T1543 Create or Modify System Process
- T1654 Log Enumeration