<ul><li>Hackers are targeting misconfigured and publicly exposed PostgreSQL servers with cryptocurrency miners.</li><li>The threat actors, known as JINX-0126, are exploiting weak and guessable login credentials to log in and deploy the XMRig-C3 cryptominer.</li><li>The campaign has impacted over 1,500 devices, highlighting the prevalence of misconfigured PostgreSQL instances.</li><li>By mining the Monero cryptocurrency, the hackers aim to receive monetary rewards while rendering the compromised devices practically unusable.</li></ul>

Thousands of PostgreSQL servers are being hijacked to mine crypto

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