A cluster of attacks against MongoDB servers have affected more than half of Internet-facing MongoDB databases. The attacks are taking the cyber extortion game into a whole new direction. Unlike ransomware attacks, these ones require no advanced malware or even any kind of phishing lure – they simply take advantage of poorly implemented systems. MongoDB has skyrocketed into popularity over the last few years as development practices and big data applications lean heavily on its flexible schemas. It’s still unknown how many of the affected organizations truly lost their data.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/mongodb-attack-shows-off-cyber-extortionists-new-tricks