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Punk Spider
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PUNK SPIDER is the Big Game Hunting (BGH) adversary (first identified in April 2023) responsible for developing and maintaining Akira ransomware and its associated Akira dedicated leak site (DLS). PUNK SPIDER abuses unmanaged systems and remotely encrypts files as core Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to facilitate Akira ransomware operations. The adversary consistently encrypts data on ...
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Punk Spider
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eCrime
Community Identifiers
Akira, Storm-1567, REDBIKE, Darter
Objective
Financial Gain
Motivation
Criminal
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