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MyBait: Why We Lured Attackers To Encrypt Our Cloud MySQL

calendar_today June 19, 2026 person Gil Weizman domain varonis

Varonis Threat Labs created intentionally weak MySQL honeypots across cloud providers to test the window of vulnerability in managed databases. Within minutes, attackers compromised the GCP instances and demanded Bitcoin ransoms.

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