Urgent Help Needed: Hit by Akira Ransomware

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Hi everyone,

I really need some urgent advice. My server has been hit by the Akira ransomware, and all of my important files are now encrypted. Every single one has the extension .AkiraLock, and there’s a ransom note called AkiraLock-UNLOCK-README.txt in every folder.

This data is critical to my business, and without it, I’m completely stuck. I haven’t contacted the attackers and I don’t want to pay, but I’m running out of options.

If anyone here has dealt with Akira ransomware before, or knows a legitimate recovery service that can actually help, I’d be so grateful. I just need clear steps on how to contain the damage, preserve what I can, and hopefully recover the data without giving in to their demands.

I’m honestly overwhelmed right now, and any advice or contacts could make the difference between saving my business and losing everything.

Thank you in advance to anyone who can help.

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It is a very long time since this forum had any qualified malware removal specialists. There being very little work for them to keep their skills up to date.

The Malwarebytes forum as far as I’m aware has some.

See this -
Malwarebytes windows-malware-removal-help-support

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GOOD NEWS: our Akira nightmare is over! The team at SafeDecrypt managed to decrypt everything in under 24 hours. Every single file came back perfectly and we didn’t lose anything. Lesson learned though - we’re setting up proper backups immediately.

These guys really knew their stuff and walked us through the whole process. Best part? We kept our money instead of giving it to those criminals.

If you’re stuck with Akira ransomware, these are the people to contact before you even think about paying.
Safe Decrypt

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Safedecrypt is a scam. He scammed me 5000 dollars