\u200bCybersecurity researchers have unpacked a new malware strain dubbed PG_MEM that’s designed to mine cryptocurrency after brute-forcing their way into PostgreSQL database instances.
\n“Brute-force attacks on Postgres involve repeatedly attempting to guess the database credentials until access is gained, exploiting weak passwords,” Aqua security researcher Assaf Morag said in a technical report.
\n”\u00a0Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked a new malware strain dubbed PG_MEM that’s designed to mine cryptocurrency after brute-forcing their way into PostgreSQL database instances.
\n“Brute-force attacks on Postgres involve repeatedly attempting to guess the database credentials until access is gained, exploiting weak passwords,” Aqua security researcher Assaf Morag said in a technical report.
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