Threat actor akira claims Microforum, an Italian vinyl-record pressing company, will suffer a ransomware data leak after exfiltrating over 1TB of corporate data, including employee files, specifications, projects, detailed financials, confidential agreements (PepsiCo and others), HR files, and NDAs. The group warns that this data will be uploaded publicly soon, signaling a coercive extortion campaign against Microforum in Italy #Italy
Incident Details
- Victim: Microforum
- Sector: Technology
- Country: IT
- Actor: akira
- Source:
- Discovered: 2026-02-24 15:03:30.968641
- Published: 2026-02-24 00:00:00.000000
Information
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Disclaimer: This post is based on public claims made by the ransomware group "akira". I cannot confirm the accuracy of the information. However, I would be happy to share any official statement from the affected organization to provide clarification.