Hackers are targeting exposed MS SQL servers with Mimic ransomware

Hackers are brute-forcing exposed MS SQL database servers to deliver Mimic ransomware, Securonix researchers are warning. About Mimic ransomware Mimic ransomware was first spotted in the wild in June 2022 and analyzed by Trend Micro researchers in January 2023. It abuses the APIs of a Windows filename search engine called Everything to search for files to be encrypted or avoided, and has the ability to delete shadow copies, kill processes and services (e.g., Windows Defender, … More →

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