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Akira Ransomware targets Cisco ASA Appliances via brute-force

Hackers have targeted Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SSL VPNs using a combination of brute-force attacks and credential stuffing. Since March 2023, affiliates of the Akira and LockBit ransomware operators…

PravinKarthik August 31, 2023

Microsoft Pulls the plug on RDP Brute Force attack

Microsoft Windows11 OS build now have a Default account lockout policy to mitigate RDP and other brute force attack to take over user accounts with compromising passwords. Brute forcing RDP…

PravinKarthik July 21, 2022

Verizon PIN Online Brute Force

Researcher discovered a way to brute force Verizon PINs online, meaning they could potentially break into Verizon customer accounts. In response, Verizon has taken the impacted web pages offline. The…

PravinKarthik December 4, 2021

Kubernetes Brute forced

An advisory has been released by NSA, FBI,CISA, NCSC warning about an ongoing global campaign using brute force techniques. Campaign links to the Russian government, particularly to Russia’s General Staff…

PravinKarthik July 6, 2021

APT cybersecurity Microsoft

Fancy Bear 🐻 APT 28 Back to action

The Russian military intelligence hackers known as Fancy Bear or APT28 wreaked havoc on the 2016 election.Ever since, the cybersecurity community has been waiting for the day they would return…

PravinKarthik September 12, 2020