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Crims bust through SonicWall to grab sensitive config data

SonicWall is telling some customers to reset passwords after attackers broke into its cloud backup service and accessed firewall configuration data.… The network security vendor confirmed the breach ...
The Hacker News

SonicWall SMA Zero-Days Exploited Before Disclosure to Gain Root Access

Volexity links UTA0533 to two SonicWall SMA 1000 zero-days used before disclosure to gain root, plant malware, and capture ...
Bleeping Computer

Critical SonicWall SSLVPN bug exploited in ransomware attacks

Ransomware affiliates exploit a critical security vulnerability in SonicWall SonicOS firewall devices to breach victims' networks. Tracked as CVE-2024-40766, this improper access control flaw affects ...
Dark Reading

Inc Ransomware Exploits SonicWall SMA Zero-Days

Two newly reported vulnerabilities in SonicWall's Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances have been exploited as zero-days by a major ransomware group. On July 14, the cybersecurity vendor SonicWall ...
CRN

SonicWall: Ransomware Declines Further As Attackers ‘Pivot’ Their Tactics

The first half of 2023 saw ransomware attack volume drop even lower than in 2022, according to SonicWall data. But other types of threats are on the rise, including extortion and cryptojacking.
Bleeping Computer

SonicWall finds no SSLVPN zero-day, links ransomware attacks to 2024 flaw

SonicWall says that recent Akira ransomware attacks exploiting Gen 7 firewalls with SSLVPN enabled are exploiting an older vulnerability rather than a zero-day flaw. The company says that the ...
CRN

‘Critical’ SonicWall Flaw Seeing Exploitation In Ransomware Attacks: Researchers

The vulnerability in the vendor’s SonicOS firmware affects a wide array of SonicWall firewalls. A critical-severity vulnerability affecting a wide array of SonicWall firewalls has been exploited by ...
Dark Reading

Akira Hits SonicWall VPNs in Broad Ransomware Campaign

A series of attacks that struck SonicWall VPN customers in recent months may be worse than initially thought. In early August, word got out that Akira ransomware was used in attacks against SonicWall ...
Yahoo

Hackers target SonicWall VPNs to spread ransomware

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even using the best business VPNs can't keep you safe if you're not making sure they're updated regularly. A vulnerability in ...
The Journal

Ransomware Targeting K-12 Grew a Massive 827% Last Year, SonicWall Reports

Ransomware attacks targeting K–12 schools worldwide last year grew at an “absolutely massive” rate of 827% over 2021, according to SonicWall’s 2023 Cyber Threat Report, and the data shows that ...
CSOonline

Ransomware gang going after improperly patched SonicWall firewalls

Vulnerable SonicWall firewalls that should have been patched a year ago for an access control vulnerability are being hacked by a ransomware gang, Australia’s cybersecurity authorities warned this ...