Ransomware Attack Wipes Out Four Months of Sri Lankan Government Data
Ransomware Attack Wipes Out Four Months of Sri Lankan Government Data
www.infosecurity-magazine.com Ransomware Attack Wipes Out Four Months of Sri Lankan Government Data
The government’s email system has suffered from a massive ransomware attack in August
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Does nobody make backups any more?
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.