Hackread

Hackers Abuse Microsoft SQL Servers to Deploy Monero Miner and Gh0st RAT

Hackers target weak Microsoft SQL Server passwords to install a Monero miner and Gh0st RAT, using database features to run ...
CSO Online

Hackers abuse SQL Server’s weak passwords to drop cryptominers and Gh0st RAT

Attackers are brute-forcing internet-facing Microsoft SQL Server instances and abusing T-SQL commands to deploy a Monero ...
BleepingComputer

Unsecured Microsoft SQL, MySQL servers hit by Gh0stCringe malware

Hackers target poorly secured Microsoft SQL and MySQL database servers to deploy the Gh0stCringe remote access trojans on vulnerable devices. Gh0stCringe, aka CirenegRAT, is a variant of Gh0st RAT ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Weak Passwords Expose SQL Servers to Cryptominer and Gh0st RAT

A campaign has been breaking into internet-facing Microsoft SQL Server instances with weak passwords to install a Monero cryptominer and a Gh0st remote access trojan (RAT).