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 worm that attacks computers running Microsoft's SQL Server software has co-opted more than 6,600 servers, but its insistent attempts to spread have made it easy to identify and exterminate, experts ...
A survey by renowned database hacker David Litchfield has found a whopping 492,000 Microsoft SQL and Oracle database servers directly accessible to the Internet without firewall protection. Litchfield ...
Almost 20 percent of running Microsoft SQL Servers have passed their end-of-life (EoL) date - from next month it could even be 32 percent. The visibility provider Lansweeper has scanned over one ...
Security researchers have found a new piece of malware targeting Microsoft SQL servers. Named Maggie, the backdoor has already infected hundreds of machines all over the world. Maggie is controlled ...