The worm, which started spreading Monday, has caused traffic to the server port--a channel for data--used by Microsoft SQL Server to jump by a factor of 40 in some reported cases. SQL Server is the ...
If you were surfing the 'net yesterday, you might've noticed having trouble reaching some sites. If you work in IT, you might have gotten a phone call yesterday morning to come in and start putting ...
A new report from cybersecurity company Trustwave Holdings Inc. has found that attacks targeting Microsoft Corp.’s MS SQL are skyrocketing and that database vulnerabilities are increasing across ...
So, my client and their subcontractor(s) have found themselves in a bit of a pickle, as no one bothered to spec or price a DB for a software implementation, so now I've been handed the bag. The client ...
MS SQL Server is by far the most common DBMS that attackers target, probably due to its tight integration with Windows. Brute-force credential guessing attacks against database servers are ramping up ...
A recent incident involving an MS-SQL (Microsoft SQL) honeypot has shed light on the sophisticated tactics employed by cyber-attackers relying on Mallox ransomware (also known as Fargo, TargetCompany, ...
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More than 50,000 MS-SQL and PHPMyAdmin were compromised by Chinese hackers and used to surreptitiously mine for TurtleCoin as part of a large-scale cryptojacking campaign dubbed Nansh0u. The campaign ...
A fresh wave of attacks against MS-SQL and PHPMyAdmin servers has been detected across the globe, launched in the quest for cryptocurrency. Over 50,000 servers belonging to organizations in healthcare ...