database ransomware

Analysis: A Ransomware Attack on a PostgreSQL Database

Analysis: A Ransomware Attack on a PostgreSQL Database

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In 2017, we reported on a database ransomware campaign targeting MySQL and MongoDB. Since then, we’ve observed similar attack tactics on a PostgreSQL database in Imperva Threat Research lab.  In general, the ...
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Database Ransomware: From Attack to Recovery

Database Ransomware: From Attack to Recovery

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Introduction In recent years, ransomware attacks have risen sharply, due to their profitability, ease of access with ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) tools, and an increasing attack surface.  Ransomware is a type of attack in ...
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