At least five organizations were targeted in just a few days.

Hackers abused a Microsoft SQL Server to run commands, steal credentials and source code, and move files in a Viva Aerobus-linked attack.

Source: GreyNoise Global Observation Grid and adversary infrastructure. Times are UTC. Jul 22 times come from preserved file timestamps and may differ from a forensic investigation.

This article describes a critical SQL Server Failover Cluster incident caused by a default “Add all eligible storage” setting during node addition and subsequent run validate cluster tool, which led ...

When you need to move an entire database or move the objects in a database, bacpac and dacpac files often come up because of all of the tooling options to interact with them. Bacpac and dacpac files ...

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed a TerminalFix campaign, a variant of ClickFix, targeting organizations across multiple industries. The campaign uses compromised websites to display a fake ...

Discover the best programming languages for database administrators, learn how each language supports automation, cloud management, security, and performance, and understand why these skills improve ...

A previously unseen ransomware family dubbed “Spirals” struck an IT services company in South Asia in June 2026. Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team reports that the attackers moved from the initial breach ...

A newly identified ransomware family, Spirals, was used in a double-extortion attack against an IT services company in South Asia in June 2026. Researchers from Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team said the ...

Automated database backups help protect your databases from user and application errors, accidental database deletion, and prolonged outages. This built-in capability is available for all service ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...