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bawolfftoday at 6:25 AM1 replyview on HN

So... did they have backups?

Wipe all data kind of seems like the best kind of cyberattack if you have backups. No data falling into wrong hands, no left behind rootkits, no ransome threats etc


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sofixatoday at 7:26 AM

> No data falling into wrong hands, no left behind rootkits, no ransome threats etc

You won't necessarily be able to know that the data hasn't already been exfiltrated and that the backups aren't post-compromise. Or that by restoring the backup you won't get back to the state that allowed them to get in in the first place.