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Watchguard VPN Under Siege: Common Passwords Hackers Love and How to Block Them
Running any VPN without strong authentication is like leaving your front door wide open. Our honeypot just caught an attacker brute-forcing a Watchguard firewall VPN. Learn from our experience and ramp up your security game before ransomware gangs come knocking.
Hot Take:
Looks like ransomware gangs are out here playing “Guess Who?” with VPN credentials. Spoiler alert: the username isn’t “Robert” and the password isn’t “123456a%21.” It’s time to up your password game, folks!
Key Points:
- Attackers are targeting VPN endpoints with weak authentication.
- Honeypot detected brute force attempts on Watchguard firewall VPN.
- Notable IP address involved: 185.122.204.102.
- Commonly used usernames: “jason” and “robert.”
- Numerous weak passwords identified, including “123456” and “password.”
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