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July Windows Server updates break Remote Desktop connections
Microsoft has confirmed that July's security updates break remote desktop connections in organizations where Windows servers are configured to use the legacy RPC over HTTP protocol in the Remote Desktop Gateway.
- July 26, 2024
- 01:22 PM
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FBI shares AvosLocker ransomware technical details, defense tips
The U.S. government has updated the list of tools AvosLocker ransomware affiliates use in attacks to include open-source utilities along with custom PowerShell, and batch scripts.
- October 12, 2023
- 07:38 PM
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RDP honeypot targeted 3.5 million times in brute-force attacks
Remote desktop connections are so powerful a magnet for hackers that an exposed connection can average more than 37,000 times every day from various IP addresses.
- June 13, 2023
- 03:38 AM
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Microsoft fixes Windows 11 issue behind Remote Desktop freezes
Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing Remote Desktop app freezes on Windows 11 systems after installing the Windows 11 2022 Update.
- January 27, 2023
- 11:42 AM
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CISA: Federal agencies hacked using legitimate remote desktop tools
CISA, the NSA, and MS-ISAC warned today in a joint advisory that attackers are increasingly using legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software for malicious purposes.
- January 25, 2023
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Suspects arrested for hacking US networks to steal employee data
Four men suspected of hacking into US networks to steal employee data for identity theft and the filing of fraudulent US tax returns have been arrested in London, UK, and Malmo, Sweden, at the request of the U.S. law enforcement authorities.
- December 06, 2022
- 02:18 PM
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Microsoft warns of Remote Desktop freezes on Windows 11 22H2
Microsoft is investigating and working on a fix for Remote Desktop issues on Windows 11 systems after installing the Windows 11 2022 Update.
- November 22, 2022
- 04:29 PM
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Venus Ransomware targets publicly exposed Remote Desktop services
Threat actors behind the relatively new Venus Ransomware are hacking into publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices.
- October 16, 2022
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Microsoft investigates Windows 11 22H2 Remote Desktop issues
Microsoft is investigating user reports of issues with Remote Desktop on Windows 11 systems after installing the Windows 11 2022 Update.
- October 05, 2022
- 03:32 PM
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Critical HP Teradici PCoIP flaws impact 15 million endpoints
HP is warning of new critical security vulnerabilities in the Teradici PCoIP client and agent for Windows, Linux, and macOS that impact 15 million endpoints.
- April 12, 2022
- 12:40 PM
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- March 29, 2022
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Emergency Windows Server update fixes Remote Desktop issues
Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band update to address a Windows Server bug leading to Remote Desktop connection and performance issues.
- January 04, 2022
- 06:51 PM
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Microsoft fixes Windows 10 auth issue impacting Remote Desktop
Microsoft has fixed a known Windows 10 issue causing smartcard authentication to fail when trying to connect using Remote Desktop after installing the cumulative updates released during the September 2021 Patch Tuesday.
- October 18, 2021
- 08:48 AM
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Windows 365 exposes Microsoft Azure credentials in plaintext
A security researcher has figured out a way to dump a user's unencrypted plaintext Microsoft Azure credentials from Microsoft's new Windows 365 Cloud PC service using Mimikatz.
- August 13, 2021
- 02:24 PM
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Logins for 1.3 million Windows RDP servers collected from hacker market
The login names and passwords for 1.3 million current and historically compromised Windows Remote Desktop servers have been leaked by UAS, the largest hacker marketplace for stolen RDP credentials.
- April 21, 2021
- 11:15 AM
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Windows Remote Desktop servers now used to amplify DDoS attacks
Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers are now being abused by DDoS-for-hire services to amplify Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.
- January 21, 2021
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Scammers drain bank accounts using AnyDesk and SIM-swapping
Scammers with solid social engineering skills emptied the bank accounts of at least three victims by mixing into the con SIM-swapping and remote desktop software.
- September 24, 2020
- 11:26 AM
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Cyber insurer's security scans reduced ransomware claims by 65%
A cyber insurer's security scans during the underwriting phase and post-issuance have led to a 65% reduction in ransomware claims.
- September 22, 2020
- 05:18 PM
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Vulnerable perimeter devices: a huge attack surface
With the increase of critical gateway devices deployed to support off-premise work, companies across the world have to adapt to a new threat landscape where perimeter and remote access devices are now in the first line.
- August 04, 2020
- 12:47 PM
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Bug in 'USB for Remote Desktop' lets hackers add fake devices
An unpatched vulnerability in software that redirects local USB devices to a remote system could help attackers elevate privileges on a target machine by adding fake devices.
- June 17, 2020
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