Sheladia Associates, a US-based multidisciplinary consulting firm, was affected by a ransomware attack from the Akira group on March 27, 2026. The breach became publicly known on the same day through a ransomware tracker.
The Akira group claims to have stolen a substantial amount of data, including employee personal documents such as passports, driver licenses, credit cards, and immigration documents. Financial data, medical information, project files, contracts, agreements, client files, internal confidential files, and NDAs were also reportedly compromised. The exact number of affected individuals and specific states within the US are not yet publicly known, and there have been no official breach notifications from the company or state Attorney General filings.
Details can emerge later as the incident is recent, and notifications may be delayed as the investigation progresses.