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The GoldBrute botnet is trying to crack open 1.5 million RDP servers
2019-06-10 11:44

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).

Firefox fires blocks at trackers, Exim tackles command exec flaw, and RDP pops up yet again
2019-06-10 09:59

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...

Firefox fires blocks at trackers, Exim tackles 7-day remote flaw, and RDP pops up yet again
2019-06-10 09:59

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...

GoldBrute Botnet Brute-Force Attacking 1.5M RDP Servers
2019-06-07 21:18

Botnet Scanning Internet for Vulnerable Windows MachinesA new botnet called GoldBrute is actively scanning the internet and using brute-force methods to attack 1.5 million Windows machines that...

New Brute-Force Botnet Targeting Over 1.5 Million RDP Servers Worldwide
2019-06-07 09:33

Security researchers have discovered an ongoing sophisticated botnet campaign that is currently brute-forcing more than 1.5 million publicly accessible Windows RDP servers on the Internet. Dubbed...

Microsoft dismisses new Windows RDP ‘bug’ as a feature
2019-06-06 11:56

Researchers have found an unexpected behavior in a Windows feature designed to protect remote sessions.

Unpatched Bug Let Attackers Bypass Windows Lock Screen On RDP Sessions
2019-06-04 19:18

A security researcher today revealed details of a newly unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Tracked as CVE-2019-9510, the reported vulnerability could allow...

A million devices still vulnerable to ‘wormable’ RDP hole
2019-05-30 11:17

An internet-wide scan has revealed almost one million devices vulnerable to CVE-2019-0708.

BlueKeep RDP flaw: Nearly a million Internet-facing systems are vulnerable
2019-05-29 10:09

Two weeks have passed since Microsoft released security fixes and mitigation advice to defang expected exploits taking advantage of CVE-2019-0708 (aka BlueKeep), a wormable unauthenticated remote...

Two weeks after Microsoft warned of Windows RDP worms, a million internet-facing boxes still vulnerable
2019-05-28 22:07

If you haven't patched CVE-2019-0708 aka BlueKeep, then, well, now would be a good time The critical Windows Remote Desktop flaw that emerged this month may have set the stage for the worst...