MongoDB ransom attacks soar, body count hits 27,000 in hours
MongoDB databases are being decimated in soaring ransomware attacks that have seen the number of compromised systems more than double to 27,000 in a day. Criminals are accessing, copying and deleting data from unpatched or badly-configured databases. Administrators are being charged ransoms to have data returned. Initial attacks saw ransoms of 0.2 bitcoins (US$184) to Read more about MongoDB ransom attacks soar, body count hits 27,000 in hours[…]