Storage & Backups Under Attack. This Is What To Do About It
Continuity Central, Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
Over the past few months there has been a significant increase in publicized attacks on storage & backup systems
E.g.
Akira Ransomware has become one of the most successful gangs in wiping NAS and Backup devices. In fact, 6 out of the 7 ransomware attacks in Finland in December contained the Akira malware
Norton Healthcare disclosed a breach of their storage systems
In November last year, Allen & Overy, one of the largest law firms, announced a ransomware attack, which impacted a number of their storage systems
And before that, In September, Johnson Controls disclosed a massive ransomware attack. The ransom note sent by Dark Angels, the ransomware group, included the following details: 'Files are encrypted. Backups are deleted'. While this wasn't the first-time ransomware groups had successfully breached backup environments, it is one of the most publicized attacks.