BHI Energy Releases Details of Akira Ransomware Attack

October 25, 2023 at 08:03PM Westinghouse subsidiary BHI Energy confirmed experiencing an Akira ransomware attack in June. The threat actor gained access through a compromised account of a third-party contractor. They performed network reconnaissance before exfiltrating 690GB of data and deploying the ransomware. The threat actor was removed in July and BHI was able to … Read more

US energy firm shares how Akira ransomware hacked its systems

October 23, 2023 at 12:42PM US energy services firm BHI Energy disclosed how the Akira ransomware gang breached their network and stole data in a recent attack. The attackers used stolen VPN credentials from a third-party contractor to gain access. They stole 767k files, including personal information such as full names, dates of birth, social … Read more