Posts Tagged ‘backup security’
SafePay Ransomware Wipes Backups First
SafePay ransomware has compromised at least 600 organizations since August 2024, and a joint advisory published on October 20 says its operators halt shadow copies and reset backup storage before they encrypt anything. The FBI, CISA and the US Secret Service wrote it together with Germany’s Landeskriminalamt Rheinland-Pfalz and UK law enforcement (the National Crime…
Read MoreWiper Attacks in 2026: Why Data Governance Matters
In 2026, there has been a noticeable rise in wiper attacks. In these damaging incidents, threat actors use a fully destructive tactic that causes maximum havoc to their targets. The question is, why are wiper attacks rising, and should your defences focus just on keeping out the bad guys or on the more fundamental practice…
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