Monero Mining Botnet Targets PostgreSQL Database Servers
A view of how the PGMiner botnet works to infect database servers (Source: Palo Alto Networks) Researchers with Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 are tracking a relatively new cryptomining botnet called "PGMiner," which is targeting vulnerable PostgreSQL database servers to illegally mine for monero. PostgreSQL is one of the most-used open-source relational database management systems for production environments. The Unit 42 report says this might be the first time a botnet has targeted this type of database to mine for cryptocurrency. "We named the cryptocurrency mining botnet 'PGMiner' after its ...
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