Akira ransomware spotted using LimeWire service for data theft

An Akira ransomware affiliate used Easyupload.io, a file-sharing service operated by LimeWire, to exfiltrate stolen data during a recent attack. The incident was detected on May 29 after Huntress' SOC identified unauthorized remote access to a domain controller. Although the initially compromised endpoint was taken offline, investigators reconstructed the attack using endpoint telemetry, Windows event … The post Akira ransomware spotted using LimeWire service for data theft appeared first on CyberInsider.