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References :

• cyberpress.org: Akira Ransomware Exploits RDP to Attack Windows Servers
• gbhackers.com: Akira Ransomware Targets Windows Servers via RDP and Evades EDR with Webcam Trick
• www.bleepingcomputer.com: Akira ransomware encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR
• The DefendOps Diaries: Akira Ransomware: Unsecured Webcams and IoT Vulnerabilities
• Hidden Dragon ??: Akira ransomware group have been found using an unsecured webcam to launch their attack and encrypt their target’s entire network. Akira used the webcam to mount Windows Server Message Block (SMB) network shares of the company's other devices. Then, they encrypted the network shares over SMB, successfully working around EDR.
• securityaffairs.com: The Akira ransomware gang exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR and launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network. Cybersecurity researchers at S-RM team discovered a novel attack technique used by the Akira ransomware gang. The ransomware group used an unsecured webcam to encrypt systems within a target’s network, bypassing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). The
• Hidden Dragon ??: Akira ransomware gang have been found using an unsecured webcam to launch their attack and encrypt their target’s entire network.
• infosec.exchange: The Akira ransomware gang was spotted using an unsecured webcam to launch encryption attacks on a victim's network, effectively circumventing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), which was blocking the encryptor in Windows.
• Anonymous ???????? :af:: ransomware gang was spotted using an unsecured webcam to launch encryption attacks on a victim's network, effectively circumventing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), which was blocking the encryptor in Windows.
• DataBreaches.Net: The Akira ransomware gang exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR and launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network.
• social.circl.lu: Akira ransomware group have been found using an unsecured webcam to launch their attack and encrypt their target’s entire network
• www.bleepingcomputer.com: Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR
• Secure Bulletin: Akira ransomware’s ingenious IoT gambit: when webcams become cyberweapons
• www.techradar.com: Security researchers explain how a company with EDR ended up hacked and its infrastructure encrypted.
• Blog: Say cheese! Akira compromises victim via unsecured webcam
• Risky Business Media: Risky Business #783 -- Evil webcam ransomwares entire Windows network
• www.cysecurity.news: Webcam Exploited by Ransomware Group to Circumvent EDR Protections

Classification:

• HashTags: #Ransomware #Akira #WebcamHack
• Target: Businesses
• Attacker: Akira
• Feature: Unsecured Webcam Exploit
• Malware: Akira
• Type: Ransomware
• Severity: Major