THREAT ACTOR
AKO_
DormantAKO is a ransomware operator tracked through its public data-leak infrastructure. The group operates under the double-extortion model that defines the modern ransomware ecosystem: file encryption combined with the threat of stolen-data publication on a public leak site. It continues to post fresh victim claims as part of an ongoing extortion campaign.
For Ransomnews editorial coverage of AKO, including incident write-ups, attribution notes and additional context, see the Threat Groups archive or run a site search.
Leak site mirrors
2 mirrors tracked, 0 currently reachable. These are criminal-infrastructure URLs; links are deliberately not provided.
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CONFIRMED ATTACKS
Ako confirmed attacks: 8 verified incidents
Ransomnews has verified 8 Ako incidents against named organisations, each corroborated by a public source such as a breach notification, regulatory filing or press report. The confirmed record runs from April 2020 to May 2021. United States accounts for 5 of them (63%), with victims recorded in 3 countries in total. The most affected sector is healthcare, at 2 confirmed victims. A ransom payment was publicly confirmed in 0 cases and publicly refused in 1; the outcome is unrecorded in the remaining 7. Where a figure was disclosed (1 case), these incidents account for 12,472 exposed records.
Confirmed victims by year
Most affected sectors
Most affected countries
Verified Ako incidents
| Date | Organisation | Sector | Location | Records | Ransom paid | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | MYR Group, Inc. | Construction | Colorado, United States | — | Unknown | Source |
| May 2021 | Clark Partington | Legal | Florida, United States | — | Unknown | Source |
| May 2021 | ASU, Inc. | Technology | Idaho, United States | — | Unknown | Source |
| June 2020 | Hamilton-Brown | Service | London, United Kingdom | — | Unknown | Source |
| May 2020 | The Pharmacy Westview | Healthcare | Vancouver, Canada | — | Unknown | Source |
| May 2020 | Gilmer Independent School District | Education | Texas, United States | — | Unknown | Source |
| May 2020 | Jamestan Engineering LTD | Manufacturing | Devon, United Kingdom | — | Unknown | Source |
| April 2020 | North Shore Pain Management | Healthcare | Massachusetts, United States | 12,472 | No | Source |
Claimed vs confirmed. The figures above the fold on this page come from Ako's own leak-site postings and reflect what the operation claims. The table here is a separate evidence class: incidents Ransomnews verified against a public source. Confirmed counts are lower than claimed counts by design: most victims never disclose, and some leak-site listings are recycled, exaggerated or fabricated. Records and ransom figures are shown only where a named source disclosed them. See the full ransomware statistics or the Ransomtracker dataset.