CoinMiner Being Distributed to Unsecured MS-SQL Servers

CoinMiner Being Distributed to Unsecured MS-SQL Servers

The ASEC analysis team is constantly monitoring malware distributed to unsecured MS-SQL servers. The previous blogs explained the distribution cases of Cobalt Strike and Remcos RAT, but the majority of the discovered attacks are CoinMiners. – [ASEC Blog] Remcos RAT Being Distributed to Vulnerable MS-SQL Servers– [ASEC Blog] Cobalt Strike Being Distributed

Cobalt Strike Being Distributed to Unsecured MS-SQL Servers (2)

Cobalt Strike Being Distributed to Unsecured MS-SQL Servers (2)

The ASEC analysis team has uploaded a post on February 21st about distribution of Cobalt Strike via unsecured MS-SQL servers. Cobalt Strike Being Distributed to Unsecured MS-SQL Servers As for the current case, the distributed Cobalt Strike had a different process tree compared to the previous distribution method. The current

Cobalt Strike Being Distributed to Unsecured MS-SQL Servers

Cobalt Strike Being Distributed to Unsecured MS-SQL Servers

The ASEC analysis team has recently discovered the distribution of Cobalt Strike targeting unsecured MS-SQL servers. MS-SQL server is a typical database server of the Windows environment, and it has consistently been a target of attack from the past. Attacks that target MS-SQL servers include attacks to the environment where