Ransomware
Location not known1 source
ClaimedAkira says it has data from Howells Motor Freight. Howells Motor Freight has not confirmed it.
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2 Nov 2026
Leak-site claim by Akira, tracked by RansomLook
2 Nov 2026
Status: claimed
Akira
Claimed by the group on its leak site, 2 Nov 2026.
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1 independent source. Location not known.
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