Cyber Intelligence

Akira hackers disable EDR with Safe Mode, steal data but fail to encrypt

Medium Severity Global
Date Occurred Aug 13, 2026 20:47 UTC
Event Type Cyber Intelligence
Source BleepingComputer
Recorded Aug 13, 2026
Full Description

An Akira ransomware affiliate disabled the endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution on a compromised system by restarting the machine into Safe Mode with Networking. [...]

Original Source
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/akira-hackers-disable-edr-with-safe-mode-steal-data-but-fail-to-encrypt/
Event Metadata
  • ID #23549
  • Type Cyber Intelligence
  • Region Global
  • Severity Medium
  • Indexed Aug 13, 2026
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