Microsoft warned of brute-forcing attacks targeting Internet-exposed and poorly secured Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) database servers using weak passwords. Office 365 and Azure Active Directory (Azure ...

QNAP warns customers of ongoing attacks targeting QNAP NAS (network-attached storage) devices and urges them to immediately take action to mitigate them. Malicious plugins that hide in plain sight and ...

Chinese researchers from Tencent Labs and Zhejiang University have uncovered a new method of attack that can bypass user authentication on modern smartphones by brute-forcing fingerprints, ...

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According to data collected by Microsoft's network of honeypot servers, most brute-force attackers primarily attempt to guess short passwords. It seems that hackers can’t be bothered with targeting ...

Security researchers have discovered a new botnet that has been attacking Windows systems running a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection exposed to the Internet. Discovered by Renato Marinho of ...

Automated attacks on Remote Desktop Protocol accounts are aimed at taking over corporate desktops and infiltrating networks. A rash of brute-forcing attempts aimed at users of Microsoft’s proprietary ...

A fresh module aims to compromise remote desktop accounts to access corporate resources. The TrickBot malware has added a new feature: A module called rdpScanDll, built for brute-forcing remote ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the nature of everyday work, forcing employees to do large parts of their jobs via remote access. Cybercriminals – especially ransomware operators – are ...

Many of us use a 4 digit pin code to lock our phones. [David Randolph] over at Hak5 has come up a simple way to use a 3D printer to brute force these passwords. Just about every 3D printer out there ...