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The FBI is telling businesses to stop using remote desktop software - here's why

Ransomware attack on a computer

The FBI, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) are urging businesses to "strictly limit the use of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and other remote desktop services" and thus minimize the threat coming from the BianLian ransomware group.

In a joint security advisory the law enforcement agencies said BianLian usually targets Windows systmes through RDP credentials, before deploying additional software to steal more credentials, or exfiltrate sensitive data and other important files.

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