Security researchers at ESET have warned of a new backdoor threat to Microsoft's SQL Server enterprise database that, they claim, makes the database accessible with a ‘magic password' that ensures ...

As covered by my ZDNet colleague Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft has announced that it is bringing its core, flagship relational database, SQL Server, to the Linux operating system. I also work for Datameer, ...

Hackers have been observed trying to breach cloud environments through Microsoft SQL Servers vulnerable to SQL injection. Microsoft's security researchers report that this lateral movement technique ...

Vulnerable Microsoft SQL servers are being targeted in a new wave of attacks with FARGO ransomware, security researchers are warning. MS-SQL servers are database management systems holding data for ...

Unknown threat actors are targeting poorly protected Microsoft SQL servers, in an attempt to infect them with a new strain of ransomware. A new report from cybersecurity researchers Securonix outlines ...