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Vollgar botnet has managed to infect around 3k MSSQL DB servers daily

Security Affairs

Cybersecurity researchers spotted a crypto-mining botnet, tracked as Vollgar, that has been hijacking MSSQL servers since at least 2018. Researchers at Guardicore Labs discovered a crypto-mining botnet , tracked as Vollgar botnet , that is targeting MSSQL databases since 2018. and Windows Script Host Object Model (wshom).

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Access to over 3,000 compromised sites sold on Russian black marketplace MagBo

Security Affairs

Most of the compromised websites are e-commerce sites, but crooks also offered access to websites of organizations in healthcare, legal, education and insurance industries and belonging to government agencies. According to the experts, most of the compromised servers are from U.S., Russian, or German hosting services. .

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Massive Losses Define Epidemic of ‘Pig Butchering’

Krebs on Security

“It’s run by a fraud ring of cryptocurrency scammers who mine dating apps and other social media for victims and the scam is becoming alarmingly popular.” ” West said pig butchering victims are often quite sophisticated and educated people.

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Don’t Get “Wild” with Wildcards: eDiscovery Throwback Thursdays

eDiscovery Daily

We even covered a case where the parties negotiated terms that included the wildcard for “app*” because they were looking for phone applications or apps (an even more extreme example than the one I detail below). Words like “mink”, “mind”, “mint” and “minion” were all being retrieved in this search for files related to “mining”.

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How to unlock a scientific approach to change management with powerful data insights

IBM Big Data Hub

Grasping these opportunities at IBM, we’re increasingly building our specialism in process mining and data analysis tools and techniques we believe to be true ‘game changers’ when it comes to building cultures of continuous change and innovation. So how do you spot this early, and react or even prevent this in a timely and effective manner?

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How to Take Your Business to The Next Level with Data Intelligence

erwin

With tools such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Mining, businesses and organizations can collate and analyze large amounts of data reliably and more efficiently. Educators can provide a more valuable learning experience and environment for students. Great examples are BMW Mini , Comfort Keepers, and Teleflora.

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

In fact, those guys are all pretty good examples of the ability to build amazing things from the ground up and I'm sure that many of you reading this have sat down and started building something with the same enthusiasm as, say, Zuckerberg did with Facebook in 2004. Just over 2 years ago, my wife (Kylie) had spinal surgery.

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