AKVA Group

Profile narrative

AKVA Group, also known as AKVA, is a Norway-headquartered organisation serving the aquaculture industry. Its core business is associated with technology and services for fish farming operations, including software and systems used in production environments. One confirmed platform in its portfolio is Fishtalk, a software platform provided to fish farming clients. The available information describes the organisation through its technology and software offerings to fish farming clients. Its activities connect aquaculture operations with digital and production-support systems, including internal enterprise resource planning functions.

The available information indicates that AKVA Group has an international operational context, because the 2021 cyber incident disrupted operations across multiple countries. Norway is a significant stated context because it is the headquarters location and because the incident’s most severe impact was reported there. No employee count, revenue figure, customer count, or market-share data is provided, so the organisation’s scale can only be described in qualitative terms. Its distinguishing attribute is its specialisation in aquaculture-related technology, particularly tools used by fish farming clients and systems supporting production data. The fact that a client-facing platform such as Fishtalk was affected shows that its services extended beyond internal corporate IT into software used in the aquaculture operating environment.

In January 2021, AKVA Group was targeted by a ransomware attack that blocked access to its ERP system and encrypted production data with malicious software. The incident impaired internal systems to varying degrees, with some services partially functional and others entirely inoperable during the response period. The disruption also affected Fishtalk, although the available information does not disclose specific client-level consequences. The attackers demanded a ransom, but the company did not reveal the amount or whether payment would be considered. No ownership, parent-company, or subsidiary details are provided in the available material.

Incidents

1 incident linked to this organisation.