Seriously? More RDP Bullshit

Right, listen up, you lot. Some script kiddies – and let’s be real, it’s always script kiddies – have cobbled together a massive botnet targeting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services. Mostly in the US, but spreading like herpes at a trucker rally. They’re brute-forcing logins, using a frankly pathetic list of credentials that people STILL haven’t changed from default. Seriously? Default passwords?!

This isn’t new. It’s not clever. It’s just… relentless. They’re using tools like Nmap to scan for vulnerable systems and then throwing everything they have at it. The botnet is HUGE, apparently over 50,000 compromised machines already, and growing. They’re likely planning on using this mess for spam, DDoS attacks, or selling access to other assholes.

The worst part? It’s all preventable! Patch your systems, use strong passwords (and MFA if you have half a brain), and FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, don’t expose RDP directly to the internet unless you *absolutely* have to. And even then, lock it down tighter than Fort Knox.

CISA is flapping their gums about it, offering guidance like “oh, maybe update your software?”. Groundbreaking stuff, really. Like we haven’t heard that one before. Honestly, I’m starting to think people *want* to get hacked just so they can complain about it.

Don’t come crying to me when you get ransomware because you couldn’t be bothered to secure your systems. You asked for this.

Source: BleepingComputer

And another thing…

I once had to clean up a network where the owner insisted on using “password” as, you guessed it, their password. The entire company was compromised within 48 hours. He blamed *me* for not having enough firewalls. Some people are beyond help. It’s infuriating.

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