Since the MongoDB attacks started in late December, victims have paid 24 bitcoin to over a dozen different groups that scan the internet for unsecured MongoDB instances and wipe vulnerable databases. " About 26,000 MongoDB databases were wiped in a cyber attack carried out by three groups of hackers recently, who demanded between 0.05BTC and 0.15BTC (around $650) to restore the systems. According to Victor Gevers, who runs Netherlands-based non-profit security group GDI Foundation, an estimated 99% of the 21,000 MongoDB unsecured instances have been hacked, with more than 75,000 victims. The attackers are believed to be from Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
About 26,000 MongoDB databases were wiped in a cyber attack carried out by three groups of hackers recently, who demanded between 0.05BTC and 0.15BTC (around $650) to restore the systems. According to Victor Gevers, who runs Netherlands-based non-profit security group GDI Foundation, an estimated 99% of the 21,000 MongoDB unsecured instances have been hacked, with more than 75,000 victims. The attackers are believed to be from Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.