Ransom Attacks

MongoDB improves security amid new wave of ransom-attacks

On: September 12, 2017

MongoDB company implements new data security features in response to the recent wave of ransom attacks that hit installations worldwide. You have to admit that the bad actors are very goodRead More →

Database Ransom Attacks Have Now Hit MySQL Servers

On: February 25, 2017

In: Malware, Vulnerabilities

After the ransacking of MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Hadoop, and CouchDB servers, attackers are now hijacking hundreds of MySQL databases, deleting their content, and leaving a ransom note behind asking for aRead More →