What if your backups in the cloud disappeared the moment you needed them most?

It’s no secret that data stored in the cloud should also be backed up. Yet, many organizations still overlook this critical safeguard.

Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently reported a worrying development: some threat actors are shifting towards cloud-based ransomware—and the trend is only going to accelerate.

Unlike traditional on-premises ransomware, which relies on malware to encrypt files across endpoints before negotiating for a decryption key, cloud-based ransomware represents a paradigm shift in attack methods.

🚨 Take Storm-0501 as an example:

• Rapidly exfiltrates massive amounts of data
• Deletes data and backups inside the cloud environment
• Demands ransom—all without deploying traditional malware

This represents a fundamental shift in how organizations need to think about resilience and cloud security. Backups, layered defenses, and proactive monitoring are no longer optional—they’re essential.

🔗 Read Microsoft’s full article here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/27/storm-0501s-evolving-techniques-lead-to-cloud-based-ransomware/

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