KingMiner botnet brute-forces MSSQL databases to install cryptocurrency miner | ZDNet

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Owners of MSSQL databases are advised to secure their servers, UK cyber-security firm Sophos said in a report today.

The company says it detected a botnet operation that targets MSSQL databases with brute-force attacks that attempt to guess the password for the "sa" (server administrator) account.


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