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 …

Arctic Wolf Observes July 2025 Uptick in Akira Ransomware Activity Targeting SonicWall SSL VPN

In late July 2025, Arctic Wolf observed an increase in ransomware activity targeting SonicWall firewall devices for initial access. In the intrusions reviewed, multiple pre-ransomware intrusions were observed within a short period of time, each involving VPN access through SonicWall Read More …

Cisco Releases Security Advisory Affecting Cisco Identity Service Engine

Cisco has released software updates for its Identity Service Engine (ISE). The updates address a critical severity vulnerability in the ISE product. Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a context-aware policy service to control access and threats across wired, wireless, Read More …

Multiple vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA 100 series (FIXED)

In April of 2025, Rapid7 discovered and disclosed three new vulnerabilities affecting SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (“SMA”) 100 series appliances (SMA 200, 210, 400, 410, 500v). These vulnerabilities are tracked as CVE-2025-32819, CVE-2025-32820, and CVE-2025-32821. An attacker with access to Read More …

Fortinet Releases Security Updates for FortiOS and FortiGate

Fortinet has released security updates for FortiOS to mitigate novel post-exploitation activity observed against FortiGate devices. The disclosure details a new persistence technique used by an attacker, in conjunction with known vulnerabilities, to maintain read-only access to FortiGate devices through Read More …

Infamous ransomware hackers reveal new tool to brute-force VPNs

The “BRUTED” tool has apparently been in use for years now, according to cybersecurity researchers EclecticIQ, who have been sifting through the recently-leaked Black Basta chat logs, which were leaked and subsequently uploaded to a GPT for easier analysis. Besides Read More …

SonicOS SSL VPN Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2024-53704)

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been published by security researchers for an authentication bypass vulnerability in the SonicOS SSL VPN component. SonicWall appliances provide virtual private network (VPN) and ‘next-gen’ firewall capabilities. SonicWall formally disclosed and released security updates addressing Read More …

Huge cyber attack under way – 2.8 million IPs being used to target VPN devices

A wide range of Virtual Private Network (VPN) and other networking devices are currently under attack by threat actors trying to break in to wider networks, experts have warned. Threat monitoring platform The Shadowserver Foundation warned about the ongoing attack Read More …

Exploitation of Critical Vulnerability CVE-2025-23006 in SonicWall SMA1000 Series Appliances

SonicWall has released a security update for a critical vulnerability in Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series appliances. This vulnerability impacts the Appliance Management Console (AMC) and Central Management Console (CMC). SonicWall Secure Mobile Access is described as a unified Read More …

Nominet confirms cybersecurity incident linked to Ivanti VPN hacks

Nominet, the U.K. domain registry that maintains .co.uk domains, has experienced a cybersecurity incident that it confirmed is linked to the recent exploitation of a new Ivanti VPN vulnerability. In an email to customers, seen by TechCrunch, Nominet warned of Read More …