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Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational conglomerate Hitachi, was forced to take servers offline over the weekend to contain an Akira ransomware attack.

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While the company didn't link the attack to a specific threat group, BleepingComputer has learned that the Akira ransomware operation is behind the breach. A source familiar with the matter also said the ransomware gang stole files from Hitachi Vantara's network and dropped ransom notes on compromised systems.