Introducing Squeegee: The Microsoft Windows RDP Scraping Utility
Summary
Black Hills Information Security has released a new open-source tool called Squeegee, designed to scrape and extract data from Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions. This utility is presented as a helpful resource for security professionals in their assessments.
IFF Assessment
The release of a tool designed to extract data from RDP sessions, even for defensive purposes, can be misused by attackers to gather intelligence on potential targets.
Defender Context
This tool highlights the importance of securing RDP configurations, as attackers can leverage such utilities to gather credentials or other sensitive information left in RDP sessions. Defenders should ensure RDP is used securely, with strong authentication and access controls, and monitor for unusual RDP activity.