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Re:Understanding REvil: The Ransomware Gang Behind the Kasey... by bogomipz on Thursday July 08, 2021 @10:23AM (#27772303)
The post states:

>"They encrypt data so that organizations cannot access information, use critical computer systems or restore from backups, and they also steal data and threaten to post it on a leak site (a tactic known as double extortion)."

Can someone say how you would be prevented from restoring from backups? Wouldn't you be able to find a point in time before the ransomware was installed, provided regular backups?

Re:Understanding REvil: The Ransomware Gang Behind the Kasey... by raptor99 on Thursday July 08, 2021 @01:02PM (#27774804)
Not if the backups themselves are encrypted/ransomwared.
Re:Understanding REvil: The Ransomware Gang Behind the Kasey... by HPsquared on Thursday July 08, 2021 @10:39AM (#27772523)
Online "backups", I guess.