An organized group of cybercriminals is targeting database services in a new botnet build-up that’s being leveraged for cryptocurrency mining, among other more traditional botnet attack patterns. Based on evidence they’ve gathered, it appears the attackers are based out of China, with a heavy emphasis on Chinese victims. The attack can be particularly problematic to block in a complex enterprise environment due to the low-level nature of the attack pattern and the difficulty large organizations have in not only controlling, but even having visibility into, which databases are Internet-facing.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/new-database-botnet-leveraged-for-bitcoin-mining