{"id":295496,"date":"2025-02-13T04:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T12:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=348292"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:24:24","slug":"a-massive-brute-force-attack-uses-2-8-million-ip-addresses-to-take-down-vpns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/a-massive-brute-force-attack-uses-2-8-million-ip-addresses-to-take-down-vpns\/","title":{"rendered":"A massive brute force attack uses 2.8 million IP addresses to take down VPNs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nearly 2.8 million IP addresses are being used in a massive brute force attack targeting network devices, such as those offered by Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti, and SonicWall.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This type of attack, which seeks to access accounts by repeating combinations of username and password, has seen a notable increase since its emergence in early January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to reports from the Shadowserver Foundation, the implicated IP addresses come from various parts of the world<\/strong>, with more than 1.1 million of them originating in Brazil, followed by Turkey, Russia, Argentina, Morocco, and Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Massive brute force attack uses 2.8 million IPs to target VPN devices – @billtoulas<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/zQyInyh97m<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/zQyInyh97m<\/a><\/p>— BleepingComputer (@BleepinComputer) February 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>