Read the original article: PgMiner Botnet Attacks PostgreSQL Databases to Install a Cryptocurrency Miner
Unit 42 researchers at Paloalto discovered a cryptocurrency mining botnet named “PGMiner”. It is a Linux based cryptocurrency botnet that exploits a disputed PostgreSQL remote code execution(RCE) vulnerability that allows database servers for cryptojacking. Cryptojacking is an emerging online threat that hides on a computer or mobile and uses that devices’ computing power to maliciously […]
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Read the original article: PgMiner Botnet Attacks PostgreSQL Databases to Install a Cryptocurrency Miner