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Top 10 Most-Used RDP Passwords Are Not Complex Enough

ID: 7cd21ca9-0294-50b3-9c01-8a2cfc96244a

STIX ID: report--7cd21ca9-0294-50b3-9c01-8a2cfc96244a

Feed Name: Dark Reading

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-03-31

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Arielle Waldman

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### Executive Summary: The Specops analysis of passwords observed in RDP honeypot attacks shows pervasive weak password hygiene—common values like "1234", "Password1", and short passwords dominate—making internet-exposed RDP a frequent entry vector for brute-force attacks that have been abused in ransomware and DDoS campaigns; organizations are advised to enforce stronger passwords, implement MFA, and consider isolating or replacing RDP with zero‑trust access.

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