Stop using ‘123’ as your Windows server password, users warned – TechRadar

Following up on a recent spate of attacks that exploited weak passwords on Windows servers, researchers have compiled a list of commonly used passwords that are alarmingly easy to brute force.
Last month, cybersecurity company Guardicore revealed it had discovered a resurgence in Purple Fox malware. Attackers were compromising Windows machines via a new infection vector, brute forcing into internet-connected Windows servers.
Expanding upon this work, researchers from password management and authentication…

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