Mongodb data being held on compensation
If you are using MongoDB, you might want to check to make sure you have it configured properly or better yet, that you are running the latest and greatest to avoid finding it wiped and your data being held for ransom.
A hacker who goes by the name Harak1r1 is attacking unprotected MongoDB installations, wiping their content and installing a ransom note in place of the the stolen data. The cost to get the data returned is 0.2 bitcoin, which comes to about $203. If that sounds cheap, it isn' t. Not if you are deploying multiple Mongo databases and they all get hit which has been happening.
At last count an estimated 2,000 databases had been affected by the attack, and Gevers warns identified victims to check for other modifications.
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