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The Register: SonicWall breach hits every cloud backup customer after 5% claim goes up in smoke

Oct 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/sonicwall_breach_hits_every_cloud/ Source: The Register Title: SonicWall breach hits every cloud backup customer after 5% claim goes up in smoke Feedly Summary: Affects users regardless of when their backups were created SonicWall has admitted that all customers who used its cloud backup service to store firewall configuration files were affected by a cybersecurity incident…

Slashdot: Escalation in Akira Campaign Targeting SonicWall VPNs, Deploying Ransomware, With Malicious Logins

Sep 27, 2025

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/27/2055246/escalation-in-akira-campaign-targeting-sonicwall-vpns-deploying-ransomware-with-malicious-logins?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Escalation in Akira Campaign Targeting SonicWall VPNs, Deploying Ransomware, With Malicious Logins Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses a recent security incident involving the exploitation of a vulnerability in SonicWall SSL VPNs, leading to rapid ransomware deployment. The analysis highlights the critical need for…

The Register: SonicWall releases rootkit-busting firmware update following wave of attacks

Sep 23, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/23/sonicwall_rootkitbooting_firmware_update/ Source: The Register Title: SonicWall releases rootkit-busting firmware update following wave of attacks Feedly Summary: Security vendor’s no good, very bad week year SonicWall on Monday released a firmware update that the security vendor says will remove rootkit malware deployed in recent attacks targeting Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 appliances.… AI Summary…

The Register: Crims bust through SonicWall to grab sensitive config data

Sep 18, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/18/sonicwall_breach/ Source: The Register Title: Crims bust through SonicWall to grab sensitive config data Feedly Summary: Vendor pulls plug on cloud backup feature, urges admins to reset passwords and re-secure devices SonicWall is telling some customers to reset passwords after attackers broke into its cloud backup service and accessed firewall configuration data.… AI…

The Register: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned

Sep 15, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/15/ransomware_recovery_codes_plaintext/ Source: The Register Title: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned Feedly Summary: Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks Failing to encrypt sensitive data leaves you wide open to attack. During the recent SonicWall attack spree, intruders bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) in at least one case, because…

The Register: Akira ransomware crims abusing trifecta of SonicWall security holes for extortion attacks

Sep 10, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/10/akira_ransomware_abusing_sonicwall/ Source: The Register Title: Akira ransomware crims abusing trifecta of SonicWall security holes for extortion attacks Feedly Summary: Patch, turn on MFA, and restrict access to trusted networks…or else Affiliates of the Akira ransomware gang are again exploiting a critical SonicWall vulnerability abused last summer, after a suspected zero-day flaw actually turned…

Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: New Threat Horizons details evolving risks — and defenses

Aug 14, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-new-threat-horizons-details-evolving-risks-and-defenses/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: New Threat Horizons details evolving risks — and defenses Feedly Summary: Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for August 2025. Today, our Office of the CISO’s Bob Mechler and Anton Chuvakin dive into the key trends and evolving threats that we tracked in our…

The Register: SonicWall investigates ‘cyber incidents,’ including ransomware targeting suspected 0-day

Aug 4, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/04/sonicwall_investigates_cyber_incidents/ Source: The Register Title: SonicWall investigates ‘cyber incidents,’ including ransomware targeting suspected 0-day Feedly Summary: Bypassing MFA and deploying ransomware…sounds like something that rhymes with ‘schmero-day’ SonicWall on Monday confirmed that it’s investigating a rash of ransomware activity targeting its firewall devices, following multiple reports of a zero-day bug under active exploit…

Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Going beyond 2FA to address fast-rising, emerging threats

Jul 30, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-adding-new-layered-protections-to-2fa/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Going beyond 2FA to address fast-rising, emerging threats Feedly Summary: Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for July 2025. Today, Andy Wen, director, product management, Workspace Security, discusses new efforts we’re making to defend against identity-based cyberattacks.As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents…

Cloud Blog: Ongoing SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) Exploitation Campaign using the OVERSTEP Backdoor

Jul 18, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/sonicwall-secure-mobile-access-exploitation-overstep-backdoor/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Ongoing SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) Exploitation Campaign using the OVERSTEP Backdoor Feedly Summary: Written by: Josh Goddard, Zander Work, Dimiter Andonov Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified an ongoing campaign by a suspected financially-motivated threat actor we track as UNC6148, targeting fully patched end-of-life SonicWall…

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