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). Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with Akira ransomware deployments include significant use of legitimate repurposed software and open-source penetration-testing tools. Like many othe...
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Punk Spider
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eCrime
Community Identifiers
Darter, Akira, Storm-1567, REDBIKE
Objective
Financial Gain
Motivation
Criminal
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