Category Archives: brute force

Can brute-force login attacks bypass AD protections if an application’s internal brute-force defense is not enforced? [closed]

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I was informed by an entity that their hospital information system relies on Active Directory (AD) for user authentication, with AD configured to detect brute-force login attempts. However, the administrator mentioned that the application … Continue reading Can brute-force login attacks bypass AD protections if an application’s internal brute-force defense is not enforced? [closed]→

Exploited: Cisco, SharePoint, Chrome vulnerabilities

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Threat actors have been leveraging zero and n-day vulnerabilities in Cisco security appliances (CVE-2024-20481), Microsoft Sharepoint (CVE-2024-38094), and Google’s Chrome browser (CVE-2024-4947). CVE-2024-20481 (Cisco ASA/FTD) In the past few da… Continue reading Exploited: Cisco, SharePoint, Chrome vulnerabilities→

Iranian hackers are going after critical infrastructure sector passwords, agencies caution

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An international advisory says that the purpose of the “brute force” attacks is to sell the info to cybercrime forums.

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Any information on the encrypted Knoppix user data file system (knoppix-data.aes)?

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I remember about 90% of my password used for encrypting the persistent user data file system (stored as knoppix-data.aes) while setting up Knoppix a few years ago and would now like to explore the feasibility of a dictionary brute-force at… Continue reading Any information on the encrypted Knoppix user data file system (knoppix-data.aes)?→