Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational conglomerate Hitachi, was forced to take servers offline over the weekend to contain an Akira ransomware attack.
The company provides data storage, infrastructure systems, cloud management, and ransomware recovery services to government entities and some of the world's biggest brands, including BMW, Telefónica, T-Mobile, and China Telecom.
In a statement shared with BleepingComputer, Hitachi Vantara confirmed the ransomware attack, saying it hired external cybersecurity experts to investigate the incident's impact and is now working on getting all affected systems online.
"On April 26, 2025, Hitachi Vantara experienced a ransomware incident that has resulted in a disruption to some of our systems," Hitachi Vantara told BleepingComputer.
"Upon detecting suspicious activity, we immediately launched our incident response protocols and engaged third-party subject matter experts to support our investigation and remediation process. Additionally, we proactively took our servers offline in order to contain the incident.
"We are working as quickly as possible with our third-party subject matter experts to remediate this incident, continue to support our customers, and bring our systems back online in a secure manner. We thank our customers and partners for their patience and flexibility during this time."
