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Feb 01 2026 Exposed MongoDB instances still targeted in data extortion attacks

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A threat actor is targeting exposed MongoDB instances in automated data extortion attacks demanding low ransoms from owners to restore the data. [...]

Posted by Bill Toulas on Sun 01 February 2026 in BleepingComputer.

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