Hackers now going straight to the source –
company data backups
Izabelė Pukėnaitė
Daily editor
18 September, 2025

A fifth of organizations in the UK report attacks on backups as the main cause of data breaches.
As organizations increasingly rely on digital systems to store and manage critical data, the threat of cyberattacks has grown bigger and more sophisticated.
Just recently, the Business Digital Index revealed significant weaknesses in corporate cybersecurity: 63% of companies worldwide received a D or worse rating, and 40% fell into the failing F category.
Only 11% achieved an A rating.
While companies traditionally focus on protecting active systems and networks, having access to secure backup data is a given. However, it’s now becoming a prime target for cybercriminals.
According to Apricorn’s new survey of...read full article here