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Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

DISCLOSED 2026-05-22 · RANSOMWARE · RANSOMWARE

On May 22, 2026, the Akira ransomware group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. The attack was disclosed by DeXpose. No details on data exposure or root cause were provided.

The record

What we know

Disclosed
2026-05-22
Attack vector
Ransomware
Sector
hospitality
Country
US
Domain
buffaloniagaraconventioncenter.com
RANSOMWARE ENDPOINT INVOLVED
ColdRecon assessment

Could a positive-security control have prevented this?

Verdict · would prevent · opinion

A positive-security model that only allows known-good executables and blocks unauthorized changes would likely have prevented the Akira ransomware from executing, as it relies on deploying malicious binaries not present in a known-good state.

Our assessments are opinion, grounded in the cited public facts. Read them critically.

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