Poorly secured PostgreSQL, MySQL servers targeted by ransomware bot

Users exposing poorly secured PostgreSQL and MySQL servers online are in danger of getting their databases wiped by a ransomware bot, Border0 researchers are warning. The attackers asks for a small sum to return / not publish the data, but those who pay will not get their data back, as the bot takes only a small amount of it before wiping it all. How the ransomware bot operates Spurred by a recent tweet in which … More

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