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Ransomware Attack Wipes Out Four Months of Sri Lankan Government Data (www.infosecurity-magazine.com)

submitted 1 year ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/cybersecurity@infosec.pub

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[–] SpaceMan9000@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The back-up procedure is usually written with systems breaking in mind, not a malicious actor trying to wreak havock.

A lot of times the back-ups machines are always connected (or easily discovered since they're always online) which allows an attacker to remove the back-ups too.