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Finland warns of Akira ransomware wiping NAS and tape backup devices

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Dissent

Bill Toulas reports:

The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) is informing of increased Akira ransomware activity in December, targeting companies in the country and wiping backups.

The agency says that the threat actor’s attacks accounted for six out of the seven cases of ransomware incidents reported last month.

Wiping the backups amplifies the damage of the attack and allows the threat actor to put more pressure on the victim as they eliminate the option of restoring the data without paying a ransom.

Read more at Bleeping Computer.

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