Security News > 2017 > December > Hackers Targeting Servers Running Database Services for Mining Cryptocurrency
2017-12-21 15:18
Security researchers have discovered multiple attack campaigns conducted by an established Chinese criminal group that operates worldwide, targeting database servers for mining cryptocurrencies, exfiltrating sensitive data and building a DDoS botnet. The researchers from security firm GuardiCore Labs have analyzed thousands of attacks launched in recent months and identified at least three
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