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

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[–]m68k 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Does my post count as a meow attack?

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[–]wuzizname 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Why is it called meow attack?

[–]magnora7[S] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I found a better article: https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/07/27/almost-4000-databases-wiped-meow-attacks/

The onslaughts owe their moniker to the fact that the data is overwritten with random characters that include the word ‘meow’.

[–]C3P0 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Don't even bother writing an article unless you are going to detail how to prevent it or what it even is.

[–]magnora7[S] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Here's a better article about it: https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/07/27/almost-4000-databases-wiped-meow-attacks/

[–]C3P0 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks.