ZDNet

NSA, FBI warn of ongoing brute force hacking campaign tied to Russian military

A brute force password-hacking campaign led by Russian military intelligence tied to the group Fancy Bear has been targeting US and European organizations since mid-2019, said a joint advisory by the ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

U.S., British Security Agencies Expose Russia's Global 'Brute Force' Hacking Campaign

U.S. and British security agencies have exposed “brute force” methods they say have been used by the Russian military-intelligence agency known as the GRU to conduct malicious cyberactivities against ...
Forbes

Critical New Password Warning—Hack Uses 2.8 Million Devices To Attack

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Feb. 11, 2025: This story, originally published Feb. 9 ...
MarketWatch

NSA discloses ‘brute force’ hacking methods it says are used by Russia

WASHINGTON — U.S. and British agencies disclosed on Thursday details of “brute force” methods they say have been used by Russian intelligence to try to break into the cloud services of hundreds of ...
Bleeping Computer

Hacking campaign bruteforces Cisco VPNs to breach networks

Hackers are targeting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SSL VPNs in credential stuffing and brute-force attacks that take advantage of lapses in security defenses, such as not enforcing ...