Security News > 2019 > October > Stealthy Microsoft SQL Server Backdoor Malware Spotted in the Wild
2019-10-22 12:04
Cybersecurity researchers claim to have discovered a previously undocumented backdoor specifically designed for Microsoft SQL servers that could allow a remote attacker to control an already compromised system stealthily. Dubbed Skip-2.0, the backdoor malware is a post-exploitation tool that runs in the memory and lets remote attackers connect to any account on the server running MSSQL version
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