In recent news, it was identified that MongoDB databases are being exposed on the internet and infected with ransomeware. In a little under a week, the infection count went from 200 to 10,000. That is a quick ramp up. In this case, misconfigurations may bind the database port to the public interface, while also allowing anonymous access. This combination can be devastating. Doing a quick search on Shodan you may find there are thousands of misconfigured MondoDB servers exposed on the … [Read more...] about MongoDBs under attack from ransomware