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Bleeping Computer

Why ransomware attacks succeed even when backups exist

Sponsored by Acronis · 9 hours ago · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

8 predictions
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
97%
“- land techniques ). - targeting hypervisor snapshots in virtual environments. - exploiting api access to cloud backup storage. by the time ransomware is executed, it ’ s too late. recovery paths are already gone. protect and manage it with acronis. reduce risk. save time. secure…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
93%
“why ransomware attacks succeed even when backups exist written by subramani raom senior manager, cybersecurity solutions strategy at acronis your backup plan probably won ’ t survive a ransomware attack. why? because backups fail during ransomware attacks when attackers deliberat…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
82%
“rose 50 % last year, according to the acronis cyberthreats report h2 2025. it ’ s time for it and security professionals to rethink long - standing assumptions about backup and recovery. how attackers systematically break backup strategies most ransomware attacks follow a predict…”
T1490Inhibit System Recovery
59%
“rose 50 % last year, according to the acronis cyberthreats report h2 2025. it ’ s time for it and security professionals to rethink long - standing assumptions about backup and recovery. how attackers systematically break backup strategies most ransomware attacks follow a predict…”
T1490Inhibit System Recovery
58%
“rebuilding systems from clean baselines. - using forensic analysis to determine the last known good state. this highlights a critical point : recovery is not just about having backups but about having trustworthy backups. building a ransomware - resilient backup strategy the acro…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
44%
“rebuilding systems from clean baselines. - using forensic analysis to determine the last known good state. this highlights a critical point : recovery is not just about having backups but about having trustworthy backups. building a ransomware - resilient backup strategy the acro…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
36%
“##s remain intact. this ensures that a clean recovery point always exists, which is essential for business continuity. however, immutability alone is not enough. it must be combined with access control, monitoring and recovery validation. 5 ways to protect backups from ransomware…”
T1490Inhibit System Recovery
31%
“why ransomware attacks succeed even when backups exist written by subramani raom senior manager, cybersecurity solutions strategy at acronis your backup plan probably won ’ t survive a ransomware attack. why? because backups fail during ransomware attacks when attackers deliberat…”

Summary

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. [...]