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Dec 13, 2020 · Information Security

Inside the Dark Web: How MySQL Databases Are Ransomed for $500

Over 85,000 MySQL databases are being sold on the dark web for around $500 each, with attackers automating ransom notices via portals on sqldb.to and dbrestore.to, demanding Bitcoin payments, auctioning unpaid data after nine days, and targeting a range of database platforms since 2017.