Welcome again, my cyberwarriors!
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues and the brave folks of Ukraine want our assist. In earlier posts, I’ve emphasised that there are a lot of outdated and weak methods world wide. Not everybody updates and upgrades their working methods. These methods are notably weak to identified assault vectors.
Russia is a kind of international locations that has not been vigilant in updating and upgrading its working methods. This makes these methods notably weak to assault. Reportedly, Putin nonetheless makes use of Home windows XP!
Let’s examine whether or not we are able to discover extra of those extremely weak methods in Russia!
Step #1: Open Shodan
Step one is to open Shodan.io. I like to recommend you begin an account with Shodan because the unregistered account may be very restricted. Now we are able to enter our nation code:
nation:ru
and the working system:
os:”home windows xp”
As you may see beneath, there are 45 methods in Russia related to the Web and utilizing Home windows XP from 2003!
The server model of Home windows XP was Home windows Server 2003 (Construct 3790). Let’s discover these in Russia.
nation:ru os:”home windows server 2003″
Over 600 methods in are nonetheless utilizing Home windows 2003. Word that they use NTLM authentication and are operating SMB model 1, each extremely weak to assault.
As well as, there are possible many methods in Russia operating Home windows 7 with all its vulnerabilities. Let’s look.
nation: ru os:”home windows 7″
Over 8000 methods are operating Home windows 7 and related to the Web!
The Home windows Server model of Home windows 7 was Home windows Server 2008. Home windows Server 2008 is riddled with vulnerabilities. Let’s examine what methods in Russia are utilizing it.
nation:ru os:”home windows server 2008″
Word that on these methods we see the extremely weak SMB version1.
Abstract
Russia has invaded a free and sovereign state and this should not be allowed to face! It’s the duty of all of us to assist Ukraine in any approach we are able to or we may very well be subsequent. Russia should be pressured to depart the free and courageous Ukrainians!
