Larva-26002 MSSQL Campaign Uses ICE Cloud Scanner to Identify Vulnerable Systems

Larva-26002 is repeatedly attacking weak MS-SQL servers and has shifted from ransomware to large-scale scanning. They use ICE Cloud malware to find more vulnerable databases and collect data for future attacks.

Pulse ID: 69c9d24d80f906877f1e38e9
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/69c9d24d80f906877f1e38e9
Pulse Author: cryptocti
Created: 2026-03-30 01:30:53

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How to Install #Microsoft SQL Server on #Ubuntu #VPS (10 Minute Quick-Start Guide)

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What is Microsoft SQL Server?
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Hots your T-SQL? Questionable? This tool looks lovely as a database dashboard that doesn't require knowing the ins and outs of relational databases. MS-SQLยฎ only, but that's the only database people really use, amirite?

https://www.darknet.org.uk/2026/03/mssqland-lightweight-ms-sql-interaction-tool-for-lateral-movement-and-post-exploitation/

#mssql #database

MSSQLand - Lightweight MS-SQL Interaction Tool for Lateral Movement and Post-Exploitation

MSSQLand enables red teams to interact with MS-SQL servers and linked instances in restricted environments without complex T-SQL queries. Assembly-ready tool for lateral movement.

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New blog post:
In which I cover where to find the 4 new export formats in SSMS 22.4.1 and one gotcha you need to be mindful of.
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#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #sql
SSMS 22.4.1 exports results to Excel, JSON, Markdown, and XML

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#Microslop tut mal wieder Dinge in ihrer Dokumentation

Kennt ihr schon die ABS-(Antiblockiersystem), ASIN- (Amazon Standard-Identifikationsnummer) und Boden Funktion im #Microsoft #SQL #Server

#mssql #ai #copilot

How to Install #Microsoft SQL Server on #Ubuntu #VPS (10 Minute Quick-Start Guide)

This article provides a guide for how to install Microsoft SQL Server on Ubuntu VPS.
What is Microsoft SQL Server?
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Microsoft. It is used to store, retrieve, manage, and analyze data in a structured way using SQL (Structured ...
Continued ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://blog.radwebhosting.com/install-microsoft-sql-server-on-ubuntu-vps/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon.raddemo.host #apache #selfhosting #freetds #selfhosted #mssql #sqlserver

How to Install #Microsoft SQL Server on #Ubuntu #VPS (10 Minute Quick-Start Guide)

This article provides a guide for how to install Microsoft SQL Server on Ubuntu VPS.
What is Microsoft SQL Server?
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Microsoft. It is used to store, retrieve, manage, and analyze data in a structured way using SQL (Structured ...
Continued ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://blog.radwebhosting.com/install-microsoft-sql-server-on-ubuntu-vps/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon.social #freetds #selfhosted #apache #selfhosting #mssql #sqlserver

TIL: #MSSQL is crazy. This makes some big, badly written queries run more than 100x faster:

OPTION (USE HINT ('QUERY_OPTIMIZER_COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL_100'))

How to Install #Microsoft SQL Server on #Ubuntu #VPS (10 Minute Quick-Start Guide)

This article provides a guide for how to install Microsoft SQL Server on Ubuntu VPS.
What is Microsoft SQL Server?
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Microsoft. It is used to store, retrieve, manage, and analyze data in a structured way using SQL (Structured ...
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