Bleeping Computer

MySQL servers targeted by 'Ddostf' DDoS-as-a-Service botnet

MySQL servers are being targeted by the 'Ddostf' malware botnet to enslave them for a DDoS-as-a-Service platform whose firepower is rented to other cybercriminals. This campaign was discovered by ...
ZDNet

Hackers are scanning for MySQL servers to deploy GandCrab ransomware

At least one Chinese hacking crew is currently scanning the internet for Windows servers that are running MySQL databases so they can infect these systems with the GandCrab ransomware. These attacks ...
Threat Post

PLEASE_READ_ME Ransomware Attacks 85K MySQL Servers

Ransomware actors behind the attack have breached at least 85,000 MySQL servers, and are currently selling at least compromised 250,000 databases. Researchers are warning on an active ransomware ...
InfoWorld

MySQL zero-day exploit puts some servers at risk of hacking

A publicly disclosed vulnerability in the MySQL database could allow attackers to completely compromise some servers. The vulnerability affects “all MySQL servers in default configuration in all ...
Bleeping Computer

Database Ransom Attacks Have Now Hit MySQL Servers

After the ransacking of MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Hadoop, CouchDB, and Cassandra servers, attackers are now hijacking hundreds of MySQL databases, deleting their content, and leaving a ransom note ...
Computerworld

Hackers infect MySQL servers with malware for DDoS attacks

Hackers are exploiting SQL injection flaws to infect MySQL database servers with a malware program that’s used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Security researchers from ...