Surge in unique clients reporting brute-force attack attempts

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There’s a significant uptick in the number of unique clients who have reported brute-force attack attempts, ESET reveals. Trend of RDP attack attempts against unique clients (per day) detected by ESET The trend has been observed since the onset of the global pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis has radically changed the nature of everyday work, forcing employees to manage large parts of their jobs via remote access. Cybercriminals exploiting remote work Cybercriminals – especially ransomware operators … More

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