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VNC Roulette Feasts On Insecure Industrial Control Systems

ID: 2600458c-029e-5bba-82fe-b33b7720b341

STIX ID: report--2600458c-029e-5bba-82fe-b33b7720b341

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2016-03-29

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Ionut Ilascu

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A project called “VNC Roulette” scanned for and captured screenshots from unauthenticated VNC servers, compiling a large archive that includes personal desktops, CCTV, medical equipment, and ICS/SCADA control panels (water facilities, fuel tank managers). The report warns that insecure remote access exposes critical infrastructure to theft, ransomware, or sabotage and notes the collector reportedly intended to sell the dataset, underscoring widespread misconfiguration and discovery using simple search methods.

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