Akatake Engineering
β Listed in the last 48hAbout the organisation
akatake.co.jp crunchbase.com/organization/akatake-engineering-co-ltd Akatake Engineering Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturing company based in Numazu, Shizuoka, established in 1971. They specialize in powder handling technology, providing comprehensive solutions for the storage, feeding, weighing, and transportation of bulk powders. The company designs and manufactures custom industrial equipment and container systems for various industries dealing with fine particulate materials.
What the listing means
Akatake Engineering appeared on the thegentlemen leak site on 21 August 2026. Groups publish a victim once negotiations stall or as pressure during them, so a listing usually means data was already exfiltrated. This group has published 153 claims in the last 30 days and remains active.
Recommended actions
- Treat any unsolicited message referencing Akatake Engineering as suspicious β leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
- If you hold an account on akatake.co.jp, change that password now, update it anywhere you reused it, and enable two-factor authentication.
- Other Manufacturing organisations should review this group's known TTPs and validate detection coverage against them.
- Watch for follow-on extortion: stolen data is often re-leaked or resold after the initial listing.
- A leak-site listing is a claim made by the attacker, not a confirmed breach β check the organisation's own disclosures before acting on it.
Leak-site evidence
Listing URL https://www.ransomware.live/id/QWthdGFrZSBFbmdpbmVlcmluZ0B0aGVnZW50bGVtZW4=