PLEASE_READ_ME: The Opportunistic Ransomware Devastating MySQL Servers
Guardicore Labs uncovers the PLEASE_READ_ME ransomware campaign targeting MySQL servers, using double extortion and publishing stolen victim data.
Guardicore Labs at Akamai uncovered an opportunistic ransomware campaign dubbed PLEASE_READ_ME that targets MySQL servers. The attackers employ double extortion, publishing stolen data to pressure victims into paying. The campaign is devastating internet-facing MySQL deployments, making exposed database servers the primary at-risk population.
- Opportunistic ransomware campaign targets MySQL servers
- Uses double extortion and publishes victim data
- Analysis performed by Guardicore Labs at Akamai
- Exposed internet-facing database deployments at highest risk
- Vendors
- Akamai
- Products
- MySQL
- Threat actors
- PLEASE_READ_ME
- Organizations
- AkamaiGuardicore
From the original article
Guardicore Labs uncovers a Ransomware detection campaign targeting MySQL servers. Attackers use Double Extortion and publish data to pressure victims.
Akamai BlogBy Ophir Harpaz · akamai.com
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