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

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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’.