Acronis
CompanyAcronis International GmbH is a Swiss global technology company specializing in cybersecurity and data protection software. Headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, the company develops solutions for backup, disaster recovery, endpoint management, and cybersecurity for managed service providers (MSPs), small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and enterprise IT environments. In 2025, Swedish private equity firm EQT acquired a majority stake in Acronis.
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Facts
- Country
- SwitzerlandSource: Wikidata
- Founded
- 2003Source: Wikidata
- Founded by
- Serg BellSource: Wikidata
- Headquarters
- Schaffhausen, SingaporeSource: Wikidata
- Employees
- 2,000 (2023)Source: Wikidata
- Sector
- Software development, Software industrySource: Wikidata
- Products
- Acronis AntiVirus, Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup & Recovery, Acronis Disk Director Home, Acronis True ImageSource: Wikidata
- Official website
- www.acronis.comSource: Wikidata
- Wikipedia
- Read on WikipediaSource: Wikidata
Security timeline
- Advisory or policy news by Nextgov/FCW (Cybersecurity)US order to purge Acronis tied to years of scrutiny over Russian ties
Recent news
Hackers brick Chinese EVs in Russia in a week of mixed security news
Hackers locked out and extorted Li Auto EV owners in Russia, leaving vehicles effectively bricked. A second wave of attacks also hit European supermarket freezers, and the US has removed Acronis from government networks. Major Linux distributions have patched a remote code execution flaw in the Linux kernel.
US order to purge Acronis tied to years of scrutiny over Russian ties
A US government order reportedly calls for Acronis products to be purged from systems, and the headline links it to years of scrutiny over the company's Russian ties. The source text is only a headline, so the scope of the order, its timeline and its legal basis are not stated.