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Hackers Using RDP Are Increasingly Using Network Tunneling to Bypass Protections
2019-01-25 16:21

Threat actors conducting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks are increasingly using network tunneling and host-based port forwarding to bypass network protections, FireEye reports.  read more

RDP Increasingly Abused in Attacks: FBI
2018-10-01 13:18

Cyberattacks leveraging the remote desktop protocol (RDP) have been on the rise for the past couple of years, fueled by the emergence of dark markets selling RDP access, the Federal Bureau of...

Your specialist subject? The bleedin' obvious... Feds warn of RDP woe
2018-09-28 03:31

We'd assume sysadmins knew this, if SamSam wasn't still rampaging through nteworks The FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security have added their voices to warnings of insecure deployments of...

For just $10, a hacker can attack your business via RDP: Here's how to stay safe
2018-07-11 15:32

RDP access is being used as an entryway for hackers. Be careful yours doesn't end up for sale on the Dark Web.

Ransomware Targets SMBs via RDP Attacks
2017-11-17 15:49

A series of ransomware attacks against small-to-medium companies are leveraging Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access to infect systems, Sophos reports. read more

Millions of Endpoints Exposed via RDP: Report (Security Week)
2017-08-14 13:58

There are 4.1 million Windows endpoints online that would accept communication via the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in one way or another, a recent Rapid7 report reveals. read more

Wanna Cry Again? NSA’s Windows 'EsteemAudit' RDP Exploit Remains Unpatched (The Hackers News)
2017-05-25 04:06

Brace yourselves for a possible 'second wave' of massive global cyber attack, as SMB (Server Message Block) was not the only network protocol whose zero-day exploits created by NSA were exposed in...