Akira: A Threat Profile

Aliases Akira is the only known alias. Associated with other groups known as Storm-1567, Howling Scorpius, Punk Spider, and Gold Sahara Get Threat Intel and Security Updates Delivered to Your Inbox. Profiling Threat Actor Type: Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) targeting...

Preemptive Security Explained: How to Stay Ahead of Cyber Threats

Imagine locking your front door after a burglar has already walked through your house.  Now imagine doing that with your critical infrastructure.  That’s how reactive cybersecurity operates. You get alerted after something bad has already happened: a file executed, a...

Fire Ant: A Threat Profile

Aliases Fire Ant China‑nexus infrastructure espionage actor (media shorthand) UNC3886‑overlap (tooling/TTP overlap; not a formal attribution) Listed by MITRE as an alias for Mustang Panda (G0129)   Profiling Threat Actor Type: Suspected state aligned...

How the Grinch Stole ESXi: A Scattered Spider Threat Actor Round- Up

Scattered Spider may not live on Mount Crumpit, but their playbook for stealing Christmas—and your virtual infrastructure—would make even the Grinch proud. Join Joseph Comps, Threat Intelligence Analyst at Vali Cyber, for a deep dive into one of the most destructive...