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REPORTPUBLIC METADATA

Nearly 2,000 Malicious IPs Probe Microsoft Remote Desktop After Single-Day Surge

On August 21, GreyNoise observed a sharp surge in scanning against Microsoft Remote Desktop (RDP) services. The wave’s aim was clear: test for timing flaws that reveal valid usernames, laying the groundwork for credential-based intrusions.

Reference details

Source category
research-report
First reported
Aug 25, 2025 00:00 UTC
Last reported
Aug 25, 2025 00:00 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 14, 2026 17:37 UTC
Record ID
d4d8d86a6edaa282739cc05b2170b0fe90ae0d9c7532279aabd0f283ea02d34f

Published indicators

Network indicators are visibly defanged. This page does not make them clickable or send them to another service.

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Source observations

intelligence_src_0060ae82ad11b5dc16

Source-provided label
Publisher RSS metadata
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Aug 25, 2025 00:00 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 14, 2026 17:37 UTC

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Feed collection status

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1 sources: 0 stale, 0 needing attention, 0 paused, 0 unverified.

Review source update dates and status
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