Apache OpenOffice, an open-source office suite project maintained by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), is currently disputing claims of a significant data breach allegedly perpetrated by the Akira ransomware gang.
On October 30, 2025, Akira published a post on its data leak site asserting that it had compromised Apache OpenOffice and exfiltrated 23 GB of sensitive corporate documents, including employee personal information—such as home addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, driver’s licenses, social security numbers, and credit card data—as well as financial records and internal confidential files. The group further claimed it would soon release these documents publicly.
Responding publicly, the ASF refutes the claims, stating it has no evidence that its systems have been compromised or that a breach has occurred. According to ASF representatives, the data types described by Akira do not exist within the Foundation’s infrastructure. Importantly, the ASF points out the open-source nature of the project: there are no paid employees associated with Apache OpenOffice or the Foundation, and therefore, sensitive employee information as specified by Akira is not held by ASF.
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