My home server got hit with a ransomware attack last Tuesday

I woke up to find all my family photos and tax documents encrypted with a .lockbit extension. It happened because I forgot to update the port forwarding rules on my router after setting up a new game server. I spent the next 48 hours restoring everything from a 6-month-old backup I had on an external drive in my closet. Has anyone else dealt with a home network breach from a simple config mistake like that?

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christopher40210d ago

Man, that's rough. Port forwarding is like leaving your front door wide open, you know? At least you had a backup, even if it was old.

nina_harris3910d ago

Tell me about it, @christopher402. That front door wide open thing is way too real. Got lazy with a router once and learned that lesson the hard way. An old backup is better than nothing, but restoring from one feels like digging your car out of a ditch. Still makes you wish you'd just locked the door in the first place.