‘admin123’ opened 50,000 cameras: How brute force bots breached CCTVs, obscene clips sold for Rs 700–4,000; steps to prevent it

Hackers exploited weak default passwords on CCTV systems, stealing 50,000 clips from hospitals and other institutions over nine months. They sold the ...
CSOonline

Brute force attacks hitting SonicWall firewall configuration backups

SonicWall is warning admins that recent brute force attacks on its firewall’s API service for cloud backup could have exposed backup configuration files stored in its cloud portal. Affected are ...
Bleeping Computer

Spike in Fortinet VPN brute-force attacks raises zero-day concerns

A massive spike in brute-force attacks targeted Fortinet SSL VPNs earlier this month, followed by a switch to FortiManager, marked a deliberate shift in targeting that has historically preceded new ...
The Hacker News

Why You Should Swap Passwords for Passphrases

Passphrases aren't a silver bullet. MFA still matters. Compromised credential monitoring still matters. But if you're ...