Ukraine: Hack wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center

[Ukraine: Hack wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-hack-wiped-2-petabytes-of-data-from-russian-research-center/)

I disagree with the assessment the *"This massive volume of information would be difficult and costly to store in backups"*

To put 2PB into perspective. The tape library illustrated here will hold 6.9PB (base model only, with LTO9 tapes). Assuming older tech, an old tape library could hold 2PB. I would expect that in a small/medium business.

[https://www.oracle.com/au/storage/tape-storage/#rc30p4](https://www.oracle.com/au/storage/tape-storage/#rc30p4)

assessment backups base business cybersecurity expect information library medium old perspective store tape tech