Akira Ransomware Claims 23GB Breach of Apache OpenOffice
Category:Threat Alerts / Malware & Ransomware
Akira ransomware listed Apache OpenOffice on their leak site claiming 23GB of stolen data including employee PII (addresses, DOB, driver's licenses, SSN, credit cards), financial records, and internal bug reports. What's notable: Apache Foundation hasn't confirmed any breach yet—this could be recycled data, social engineering pressure, or a real compromise. Akira operates as RaaS and previously made headlines by hacking victims' webcams. The group communicates in Russian on dark web forums and avoids Russian-language systems. If confirmed, this would expose contributor/maintainer info but likely won't affect end users since download infrastructure is separate from development servers.
CORTEX Protocol Intelligence Assessment
Classic double-extortion pressure campaign. Akira is leveraging the reputational risk to open-source foundations to force payment—posting the claim before confirmation amplifies urgency. The 23GB volume suggests either full compromise of development infrastructure or aggregation of previously leaked datasets.
Strategic Intelligence Guidance
- Open-source maintainers: isolate development infrastructure from contributor PII storage, implement segmentation between build systems and identity databases.
- Download OpenOffice only from official apache.org mirrors—verify GPG signatures on all packages until breach scope is clarified.
- Monitor for secondary attacks: stolen maintainer credentials could enable supply chain compromise of future releases.
- Akira's webcam surveillance capability means organizations should audit endpoint protections on developer workstations.
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Data Volume:23GB
Intelligence Source: Akira Ransomware Claims It Stole 23GB from Apache OpenOffice - Hackread | Oct 31, 2025