Akira: Perhaps the next big thing in ransomware, says Tidal threat intelligence chief

It might not be as big a name as BlackCat or LockBit, but the Akira ransomware is every bit as dangerous, says one cybersecurity researcher – and it's poised to make a big impact.  Scott Small, director of cyber threat intelligence at Tidal Cyber, said that most of what Akira is doing is pretty routine for a cyber-crime gang. …

[Anonymous Coward]

FTP isn't that common a tool for ransomware groups

> Akira relies on FTP to exfiltrate files, Small said, noting FTP isn't that common a tool for ransomware groups.

Long ago when I created my own version of snap. On boot it used FTP to download the current home directory and vice versa on logout. Yet again, other people stealing my innovation.

ref: ‘I invented snap’ ..

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[b0llchit]

Re: FTP isn't that common a tool for ransomware groups

You young ones. Let me tell you how we used to do this stuff in the good (old) days. We've been employing monkeys for long before your so called invention. Our monkeys would be carrying all our papers and other utilities and make them available, in perfect order, at any place we'd stop for even the slightest moment. Never lost any data and it was always safe^(*). Now, try that kind of file transfer protocol again today.

^{(*) _{Guarded by an army of another specialized type of monkeys.}}

[Throatwarbler Mangrove]

Tetsuo!

WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED AKIRA?!