Security News

Microsoft plugs wormable RDP flaw, new speculative execution side channel vulnerabilities
2019-05-15 09:33

For May 2019 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 79 vulnerabilities, 22 of which are deemed critical. Among the fixes is that for CVE-2019-0708, a “wormable” RDP flaw that is expected...

AZORult Variant Can Establish RDP Connections
2019-03-26 20:48

A recently observed C++ version of the AZORult data stealer includes the ability to establish a remote desktop connection compromised devices, Kaspersky Lab’s security researchers have...

Flaws in Popular RDP Clients Allow Malicious Servers to Reverse Hack PCs
2019-02-05 20:18

You've always been warned not to share remote access to your computer with any untrusted people for many reasons—it's basic cyber security advice, and common sense, right? But what if I say, you...

RDP Servers Can Hack Client Devices: Researchers
2019-02-05 17:33

More than two dozen vulnerabilities have been discovered by security experts in popular implementations of the remote desktop protocol (RDP), including flaws that allow a malicious RDP server to...

RIP, RDP... nearly: Security house Check Point punches holes in remote desktop tools
2019-02-05 14:07

25 bugs, three apps – endless pwnage Security biz Check Point has found some 25 security vulnerabilities in three of the most popular remote desktop protocol (RDP) tools for Windows and Linux.…

RIP, RDP: Security house Check Point punches holes in desktop controls
2019-02-05 14:07

25 bugs, three apps – endless pwnage Security firm Check Point has found some 25 security vulnerabilities in three of the most popular remote desktop protocol (RDP) tools for Windows and Linux.…

Stolen RDP Credentials Live On After xDedic Takedown
2019-02-01 12:48

Customers of Notorious RDP Marketplace Expected to Move to Rival UAS MarketThe notorious xDedic Marketplace Russian-language cybercrime forum and shop remains offline, following an international...

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...