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New ‘Meow’ attack has deleted almost 4,000 unsecured databases

A worm has been going around destroying unsecured databases. The intention of the attacker is not clear, but it could be similar to that of BrickerBot.

Dozens of unsecured databases exposed on the public web are the target of an automated ‘meow’ attack that wipes data without any explanation.

Source: New ‘Meow’ attack has deleted almost 4,000 unsecured databases