Akira — 20230606

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1. Message 001 From Victim Victim Date Not recorded

   > We received your ransom note. What is next?

2. Message 002 From Akira Actor / other Date Not recorded

   > Congratulations, you have passed a surprise information security audit and become a victim of ransomware. Currently, we are preparing the list of data we took from your network. For now you have to know that dealing with us is the best possible way to settle this quick and cheap. Keep in touch and be patient with us. We will reach out to you soon.

3. Message 003 From Akira Actor / other Date Not recorded

   > [redacted] list // 980 KB

4. Message 004 From Akira Actor / other Date Not recorded

   > These files were taken from your network prior to encryption. You can pick 2-3 random files from the list and we will upload them to this chat as a proof of possession. To prove that we can properly decrypt your data you can upload 2-3 encrypted files to our chat and we will upload decrypted copies back.

5. Message 005 From Akira Actor / other Date Not recorded

   > We're looking through your files to calculate a fair demand to you. I will let you know the sum shortly. We offer: 1) full decryption assistance; 2) evidence of data removal; 3) security report on vulnerabilities we found; 4) guarantees not to publish or sell your data; 5) guarantees not to attack you in the future. Let me know whether you're interested in a whole deal or in parts. This will affect the final price.

6. Message 006 From Akira Actor / other Date Not recorded

   > [redacted]_list2.zip // 2.09 MB

7. Message 007 From Akira Actor / other Date Not recorded

   > Here is additional data we took from some of your trusts.

8. Message 008 From Victim Victim Date Not recorded

   > How much data did you take from us in GB's? Are these two lists everything you took?

9. Message 009 From Akira Actor / other Date Not recorded

   > About 200 GB in full.

10. Message 010 From Akira Actor / other Date Not recorded

    > Yes, these two list are everything we took.

11. Message 011 From Victim Victim Date Not recorded

    > Can we use a separate chat for the conversation going forward?

12. Message 012 From Akira Actor / other Date Not recorded

    > Yes, I will send a new chat ID shortly.

13. Message 013 From Akira Actor / other Date Not recorded

    > https://privnote.com/[redacted]