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250,000 stolen MySQL databases auctioned on the dark web
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Security

250,000 stolen MySQL databases auctioned on the dark web

Hackers are thought to have obtained 7TB of stolen data using the PLEASE_READ_ME ransomware campaign
11 Dec 2020
What is a relational database?
Data & insights

What is a relational database?

Relational databases underpin many applications and software, but what is it?
18 Jul 2019
Oracle issues 78 vulnerability patches
Oracle
Security

Oracle issues 78 vulnerability patches

Combined with Microsoft and Adobe patches, Oracle has made IT departments' lives a little harder this month.
17 Jan 2012
Oracle quiet on MySQL.com hack claims
MySQL
Security

Oracle quiet on MySQL.com hack claims

Larry Ellison's firm neither confirms nor denies MySQL.com has been hacked again.
7 Dec 2011
MySQL.com hacked again
MySQL
Security

MySQL.com hacked again

MySQL.com is found serving malware after the second known hack on the website this year.
27 Sep 2011
MySQL hit by irony attack
MySQL
Security

MySQL hit by irony attack

MySQL.com gets hit by an SQL injection attack, and hackers leak some disconcertingly weak passwords onto the net.
28 Mar 2011
Anti-Oracle acquisition campaign moves east
MySQL
public sector

Anti-Oracle acquisition campaign moves east

The founder of MySQL is continuing his campaign to stop Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
18 Jan 2010
MySQL creator petitions against Oracle
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public sector

MySQL creator petitions against Oracle

Following his attempts to make people email the European Commission, Michael ‘Monty’ Widenius has now started a petition against Oracle’s acquisition …
4 Jan 2010
Sun focuses on flash based storage
Storage technology
Server & storage

Sun focuses on flash based storage

Sun has released a new high-performance flash storage array to help run MySQL and Oracle, while its acquisition hangs in the balance.
13 Oct 2009
UK lags behind in open source adoption
open source
public sector

UK lags behind in open source adoption

Survey results released today have shown the UK is lagging behind the rest of Europe when it comes to adopting open source software within small and m…
30 Sep 2009
MySQL alliance announced
Open source
Server & storage

MySQL alliance announced

The "Open Database Allaince" was announced today with plans to bring together the MySQL community.
15 May 2009
MySQL boss leaves Sun
Business strategy

MySQL boss leaves Sun

The database guru becomes the latest high-profile figure to leave the Sun in the last few months.
9 Feb 2009
GNU/Solaris - When the fun begins...
Server & storage

GNU/Solaris - When the fun begins...

Sun Microsystems has purchased MySQL and released Java under the GPL. Chief executive Jonathan Schwartz has also speculated that there could be a futu…
21 Jan 2008