Akira Ransomware Blitz: Finnish Firms Face Backup Wipeout Amid Rising Cyber Onslaught

Akira ransomware’s Finnish frenzy—wiping backups, targeting tape drives, and leaving companies in a digital pickle. Tip from NCSC-FI: embrace the 3-2-1 backup rule or risk an ‘Akira’ wipeout! 🚨💾🔥 #CybersecurityChaos

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Just when you thought your backup tapes were as safe as your grandma's secret cookie recipe, along comes Akira ransomware, playing the Grinch in the Finnish cyber landscape. This pesky malware doesn't just encrypt your files; it goes the extra mile to obliterate your backups with a kind of malice that would make a Bond villain blush. And the cherry on top? It's exploiting a vulnerability that's been known since you were still keeping your New Year's resolutions. Oops.

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