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

An active threat campaign is combining port scanning, password guessing, and Transact-SQL (T-SQL) commands to compromise exposed Microsoft SQL servers and deliver malware. The attackers are using predefined username and password lists to brute-force into these servers and exploit their administrative capabilities to execute commands on the underlying Windows systems. The activity highlights the persistent challenge o…

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