FBI & DHS Issue Warning: RDP Attacks are on the Rise
The FBI & DHS issued a joint statement alerting businesses and consumers that cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) administration tool. The notice states that using RDP as an attack vector has been on the rise since 2016, with attackers using open RDP ports to hijack machines or intercepting RDP sessions and infecting the system being remotely accessed with different types of malware.