Brute force attack

Ransomware Alert! Follow these steps to secure your system against an ongoing ransomware attack

Sakshat Karkare / 8 years
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6 min read

Quick Heal has detected an ongoing ransomware attack. This post outlines the important steps you must take to protect your computer(s) against this threat. What to do to stay safe from the attack? Most of the steps mentioned below are technical in nature. If you need any assistance, please call us on 1800 121 7377. […]

Brute force attack on Microsoft SQL

Ankita Ashesh / 9 years
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2 min read

In recent events, we have been observing that hackers have started targeting Microsoft SQL(MSSQL) servers using its open TCP port. The database is configured with weak password, despite administrators agreeing to the importance of it. The reasons could be ease of use to the operator, lack of security awareness or simply underestimating risk factors. By […]

The Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability – ‘CVE-2012-0002’ is not dead yet!

Pradeep Kulkarni / 9 years
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3 min read

On March 13, 2012, Microsoft disclosed the details of a ‘critical vulnerability’ called Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability – CVE-2012-0002 in its bulletin. And even four years after this vulnerability was patched, it is still being exploited in the wild by attackers to carry out ‘Remote Code Execution’ on their victims computers. Affected Operating Systems: Microsoft […]

How does a hacker crack encrypted password databases?

Adithya Omanakuttan / 13 years
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4 min read

We recently published a post about the inherent dangers of passwords and how they are increasingly vulnerable thanks to user negligence. With so much data being safeguarded by elemental passwords, the need for a refined security layer is imperative. However, a common question we received was about how attackers actually store and share compromised passwords […]