Hidden debug code returns from the dead as TP-Link routers face a wave of new critical root access flaws

Two newly disclosed flaws in TP-Link’s Omada and Festa VPN routers have exposed deep-seated weaknesses in the company’s firmware security. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-7850 and CVE-2025-7851, were identified by researchers from Forescout’s Vedere Labs. These vulnerabilities were described as Read More …

China accuses US of cyber breaches at national time centre

China has accused the U.S. of stealing secrets and infiltrating the country’s national time centre, warning that serious breaches could have disrupted communication networks, financial systems, the power supply and the international standard time. The U.S. National Security Agency has Read More …

Operation Zero Disco: Attackers Exploit Cisco SNMP Vulnerability to Deploy Rootkits

TrendResearch has detected an operation where attackers exploited a Cisco Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) vulnerability to install a rootkit on vulnerable network devices. The SNMP exploit referenced in Cisco’s latest advisory is CVE-2025-20352, which affects both 32-bit and 64-bit Read More …

SonicWall confirms all of its cloud backup customers were affected by data breach

All companies using SonicWall’s MySonicWall cloud backup feature have had their firewall configuration files exposed in a recent cyberattack, the company has admitted. After initially claiming “fewer than 5%” of its customer base was affected, the company has revealed the Read More …

RondoDox: From Targeting Pwn2Own Vulnerabilities to Shotgunning Exploits

The Trend Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) Threat Hunting and Trend Research teams have identified a significant RondoDox botnet campaign that targets a wide range of internet-exposed infrastructure. This campaign consists of over 50 exploits, including unpatched router flaws across over Read More …

TOTOLINK X6000R: Three New Vulnerabilities Uncovered

Palo Alto security researchers have uncovered three vulnerabilities in the firmware of the TOTOLINK X6000R router, version V9.4.0cu.1360_B20241207, released on March 28, 2025: TOTOLINK is a manufacturer of networking products, including routers and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices used Read More …

CISA Directs Federal Agencies to Identify and Mitigate Potential Compromise of Cisco Devices

Today, CISA issued Emergency Directive ED 25-03: Identify and Mitigate Potential Compromise of Cisco Devices to address vulnerabilities in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) and Cisco Firepower devices. CISA has added vulnerabilities CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Read More …

WatchGuard warns users Firebox firewalls may have a critical issue

WatchGuard has fixed a critical-severity vulnerability affecting its Firebox firewalls and is urging users to apply the newly released patch without hesitation. In a security advisory, the company said it addressed an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS Read More …

SonicWall customers told to reset credentials following firewall data breach

SonicWall is urging its firewall customers to reset their passwords after confirming it suffering a security incident which may have exposed their data. In a security announcement, SonicWall outlined how unnamed threat actors brute-forced their way into the company’s MySonicWall Read More …

Another massive DDoS attack that reached 1.5 Bpps has been thwarted

A distributed denial-of-service attack targeting a DDoS mitigation vendor somewhere in Western Europe has been spotted and mitigated by FastNetMon. The firm says the attack peaked at a massive 1.5 billion packets per second, making it one of the largest Read More …