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Backups don't fail because they're missing, they fail because attackers destroy them first. Acronis explains how ransomware targets backup systems before encryption, leaving no path to recovery. [...]
The encrypted vault backups stolen from the 2022 LastPass data breach have enabled bad actors to take advantage of weak master passwords to crack them open and drain cryptocurrency assets as recently as late 2025, according to new findings from TRM Labs
Cyberattacks are getting smarter and harder to stop. This week, hackers used sneaky tools, tricked trusted systems, and quickly took advantage of new security problems—some just hours after being found. No system was fully safe
WhatsApp is rolling out passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android devices, enabling users to encrypt their chat history using their fingerprint, face, or a screen lock code. [...]
SonicWall on Wednesday disclosed that an unauthorized party accessed firewall configuration backup files for all customers who have used the cloud backup service
SonicWall said that a threat actor has accessed files containing encrypted credentials and configuration data for all customers who have used its cloud backup service
Signal has introduced a new opt-in feature that helps users create end-to-end encrypted backups of their chats, allowing them to restore messages even if their phones are damaged or lost. [...]
Apple, US Took Hard Line Against British DemandThe U.K. government is reportedly set to reverse course on requiring smartphone giant Apple to give police access to device data stored as backups in the California company's cloud service. "The Home Office is basically going to have to back down," a British official said.
Secret Order Seeks to Compel Apple to Weaken Encryption, Washington Post ReportsThe British government has unexpectedly reignited the long-running encryption debate, reportedly issuing a secret order to Apple requiring that it provide direct access to global users' fully encrypted cloud backups and prohibited the technology giant from alerting any targeted accountholders.
Rust-Based Ransomware Employs Aggressive Anti-Detection TacticsOperators of a Russian-speaking ransomware group launched a new encryptor with enhanced measures for defeating cyber defenders including wiping logs, disrupting backup systems and stopping decryption without insiders knowledge. The same group disrupted London hospitals in a July attack.
Chilean data center and hosting provider IxMetro Powerhost has suffered a cyberattack at the hands of a new ransomware gang known as SEXi, which encrypted the company's VMware ESXi servers and backups. [...]
Chilean data center and hosting provider IxMetro Powerhost has suffered a cyberattack at the hands of a new ransomware gang known as SEXi, which encrypted the company's VMware ESXi servers and backups. [...]
The DuckDuckGo browser has unveiled a new end-to-end encrypted Sync & Backup feature that lets users privately and securely synchronize their bookmarks, passwords, and Email Protection settings across multiple devices. [...]
Smash and grab raids don’t leave time for careful encryption Ransomware actors aim to spend the shortest amount of time possible inside your systems, and that means the encryption they employ is shoddy and often corrupts your data. That in turn means restoration after paying ransoms is often a more expensive chore than just deciding not to pay and working from our own backups.…
Google is bringing end-to-end encryption to Google Authenticator cloud backups after researchers warned users against synchronizing 2FA codes with their Google accounts. [...]
Encrypted backups for several GoTo remote work tools were exfiltrated from LastPass, along with encryption keys.
Ongoing investigation into cloud storage attack finds customer data exfiltrated Remote access outfit GoTo has admitted that a threat actor exfiltrated an encryption key that allowed access to "a portion" of encrypted backup files.…
LastPass-owner GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) on Tuesday disclosed that unidentified threat actors were able to steal encrypted backups of some customers' data along with an encryption key for some of those backups in a November 2022 incident
We were going to write, "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more"... but it seems to go without saying these days.
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) is warning customers that threat actors who breached its development environment in November 2022 stole encrypted backups containing customer information and an encryption key for a portion of that data. [...]