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Remember the reverse RDP attack? Earlier this year, researchers disclosed clipboard hijacking and path-traversal issues in Microsoft's Windows built-in RDP client that could allow a malicious RDP...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of WatchBog, a Linux-based cryptocurrency mining malware botnet, which now also includes a module to scan the Internet for Windows RDP...

Someone just revealed the tricky kernel heap spray part Vital clues on how to exploit the notorious Windows RDP bug, aka CVE-2019-0708 aka BlueKeep, and hijack vulnerable boxes, emerged online this week.…

How long does it takes for Internet-facing, RDP-enabled computers to come under attack? In some cases, a few minutes. In most, less than 24 hours. The problem with RDP “In recent years, criminals...

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While everyone waits for BlueKeep to be exploited, another RDP threat is already at the door, according to new research from Sophos.

A video of the exploit shows CVE-2019-0708 being exploited remotely, without authentication.

A new piece of malware is targeting Windows severs with the remote desktop protocol (RDP) exposed to the Internet with the intent to ensnare them into a massive botnet, SANS ISC warns. read more

Even its most optimistic users would have to concede that it’s been a bracing few weeks for anyone who relies on Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

Plus, Citrix catches sueball after employee data hacked Roundup It wasn't just fake CIA agents, database mega-hacks and Bing flings in the security world last week. Here are a few tidbits beyond...