“Because previous contractor got pissed when terminated it made off with data. We did nothing about it or couldn’t because we were in the wrong. It won’t happen again.”
Backed up data are like fat pants. You’re just glad you don’t have to use it.
On a serious note, it’s comically baffling that DFA runs into this problem. I just cannot fathom it. I’m gonna go out on a limb here that this is a symptom of an even bigger problem in terms of their internal processes.