Update August 05, 03:12 EDT: Cybersecurity company Huntress confirmed Arctic Wolf's findings on Monday and published a report providing indicators of compromise (IOCs) collected while investigating this campaign. Further details are available in this Reddit thread. SonicWall firewall devices have been increasingly targeted since late July in a surge of Akira ransomware attacks, potentially exploiting a previously unknown security vulnerability, according to cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf. Akira emerged in March 2023 and quickly claimed many victims worldwide across various industries. Over the last two years, Akira has added over 300 organizations to its dark web leak portal and claimed responsibility for multiple high-profile victims, including Nissan (Oceania and Australia), Hitachi,…