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SonicWall SSL VPN Flaw and Misconfigurations Actively Exploited by Akira Ransomware Hackers
Threat actors affiliated with the Akira ransomware group have continued to target SonicWall devices for initial access.Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 said it observ…
SonicWall CVE-2024-40766 Proves Patching Is Not Remediation
A SANS audit of 14 patched SonicWall firewalls shows Akira ransomware still getting in via stale accounts and LDAP misconfigurations the firmware update never …
SonicWall Urges Password Resets After Cloud Backup Breach Affecting Under 5% of Customers
SonicWall is urging customers to reset credentials after their firewall configuration backup files were exposed in a security breach impacting MySonicWall acco…
Akira Ransomware Exploits SonicWall VPNs in Likely Zero-Day Attack on Fully-Patched Devices
SonicWall SSL VPN devices have become the target of Akira ransomware attacks as part of a newfound surge in activity observed in late July 2025."In the intrusi…
Ransomware Attacks Targeting Unpatched EOL SonicWall SMA 100 VPN Appliances
Networking equipment maker SonicWall is alerting customers of an "imminent" ransomware campaign targeting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure …
INC Ransomware Emerges as Dominant Actor Exploiting SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaws
The INC Ransomware operation has emerged as the "dominant threat actor" exploiting the recently disclosed security flaws in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA…
SonicWall: Firewall Management and Security Lessons After Breach
SonicWall confirmed a breach in its cloud backup system that exposed customer configuration files. It's the kind of incident that looks small until you see wha…
SonicWall Confirms State-Sponsored Hackers Behind September Cloud Backup Breach
SonicWall has formally implicated state-sponsored threat actors as behind the September security breach that led to the unauthorized exposure of firewall confi…
Hackers Exploit SonicWall Zero-Day Bug in FiveHands Ransomware Attacks
An "aggressive" financially motivated threat group tapped into a zero-day flaw in SonicWall VPN appliances prior to it being patched by the company to deploy a…
Malicious Android Apps Pose as Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, Spread via Smishing
Malicious Android apps masquerading as Google, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and X (formerly Twitter) have been observed to steal users' credentials from comp…
Malicious Android Apps Pose as Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, to Steal Credentials
Malicious Android apps masquerading as Google, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and X (formerly Twitter) have been observed to steal users' credentials from comp…
Malicious Android Apps Pose as Google, Instagram, WhatsApp to Steal Credentials
Malicious Android apps masquerading as Google, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and X (formerly Twitter) have been observed to steal users' credentials from comp…