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Hackers love when you reuse passwords—here’s why it’s so dangerous

Discover the shocking risks of password reuse and how it makes you a prime target for hackers. Learn why your email account ...
PC World

Brute-force malware targets email and FTP servers

A piece of malware designed to launch brute-force password guessing attacks against websites built with popular content management systems like WordPress and Joomla has started being used to also ...

‘admin123’ opened 50,000 cameras: How brute force bots breached CCTVs, obscene clips sold for Rs 700–4,000; steps to prevent it

Hackers exploited weak default passwords on CCTV systems, stealing 50,000 clips from hospitals and other institutions over ...
Digital Journal

Growing capabilities of AI to brute force passwords and organise dictionary attacks

One of the worrying aspects is the growing usage of language models and AI in general to organize cyberattacks. AI is increasingly being used not only to scam people, but also to brute force passwords ...
ZDNet

NSA, FBI warn of ongoing brute force hacking campaign tied to Russian military

A brute force password-hacking campaign led by Russian military intelligence tied to the group Fancy Bear has been targeting US and European organizations since mid-2019, said a joint advisory by the ...
ZDNet

Ransomware attacks: Weak passwords are now your biggest risk

Brute force and remote desktop attacks have become the most common means of cyber criminals distributing ransomware, overtaking phishing emails and spam as the top technique for conducting ...
The Hacker News

Why You Should Swap Passwords for Passphrases

Passphrases aren't a silver bullet. MFA still matters. Compromised credential monitoring still matters. But if you're ...

Why millions of connected vehicles need automated cyber security

OEMs also need to adopt best-practice standard ISO21434 which focuses on cyber security protection for vehicles’ electrical ...
Ars Technica

New Azure Active Directory password brute-forcing flaw has no fix

Imagine having unlimited attempts to guess someone’s username and password without getting caught. That would make an ideal scenario for a stealthy threat actor—leaving server admins with little to no ...
Threat Post

Millions of Brute-Force Attacks Hit Remote Desktop Accounts

Automated attacks on Remote Desktop Protocol accounts are aimed at taking over corporate desktops and infiltrating networks. A rash of brute-forcing attempts aimed at users of Microsoft’s proprietary ...
Ars Technica

Defeating a Brute Force attack in PHP without SSL?

What would be the easiest way to stop a brute force password attack if the login is known?<BR><BR>Say when a user hits submit in a password page, the next page determines if the password entered is ...
Computerworld

GitHub bans weak passwords after brute-force attacks

Popular source code repository service GitHub has recently been hit by a brute-force password-guessing attack that successfully compromised some accounts. “We sent an email to users with compromised ...