Punk Spider Adversary Profile | CrowdStrike
Archived: 2026-04-05 19:00:58 UTC
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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
eCrime
Community Identifiers
Storm-1567, REDBIKE, Darter, Akira
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