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Logins for 1.3 million Windows RDP servers collected from hacker market

1.3 million current and historically compromised Windows Remote Desktop servers have been leaked by UAS, the largest hacker marketplace for stolen RDP credentials. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a Microsoft remote access solution that allows users to remotely access a Windows device’s applications and desktop as if they were sitting in front of the computer. The FBI has stated that RDP is responsible for 70-80% of all network breaches leading to ransomware attacks. Cybersecurity researchers have collected the IP addresses, usernames, and passwords, for 1,379,609 RDP accounts that been sold at the end of 2018.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/logins-for-13-million-windows-rdp-servers-collected-from-hacker-market/

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