Vulnerability
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More than 400 SonicWall firewall instances remain vulnerable to attack
Researchers previously warned of exploitation attempts after the release of a proof of concept.
By David Jones • Feb. 25, 2025 -
Attackers exploiting Cisco vulnerabilities tied to Salt Typhoon campaign
GreyNoise observed exploitation of CVE-2018-0171, which Cisco Talos researchers said was used in a recent attack by the China-backed threat group.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 25, 2025 -
Palo Alto Networks warns hackers attempting to exploit a file read flaw in firewalls
Threat actors are chaining the CVE with at least one prior flaw to enable the hack attempts.
By David Jones • Feb. 24, 2025 -
Microsoft Power Pages vulnerability exploited in the wild
The high-severity privilege escalation flaw in Microsoft's website building application was disclosed and patched last week.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 24, 2025 -
US authorities warn Ghost ransomware leverages older CVEs
The China-linked threat group has targeted critical infrastructure providers in more than 70 countries.
By David Jones • Feb. 20, 2025 -
Proof-of-concept exploit released for 4 Ivanti vulnerabilities
Critical flaws in Ivanti Endpoint Manager were initially disclosed and patched last month.
By Rob Wright • Updated Feb. 20, 2025 -
SonicWall authentication flaw under threat of active exploitation
Weeks after the company released a patch, researchers warn the CVE is being targeted by threat actors.
By David Jones • Feb. 19, 2025 -
Phishing campaign targets Microsoft device-code authentication flows
Russian state-sponsored hackers have attacked enterprises and government agencies in North America and overseas.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 18, 2025 -
Palo Alto Networks warns firewall vulnerability is under active exploitation
The flaw, when chained together with a prior vulnerability, can allow an attacker to gain access to unpatched firewalls.
By David Jones • Feb. 18, 2025 -
FBI, CISA warn hackers abusing buffer overflow CVEs to launch attacks
The agencies are urging manufacturers to shift development practices through the use of memory safe code.
By David Jones • Feb. 13, 2025 -
China-backed hackers continue cyberattacks on telecom companies
Salt Typhoon threat actors compromised Cisco edge devices by exploiting older vulnerabilities.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 13, 2025 -
VeraCore zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in supply chain attacks
Cybercriminals maintained access to one victim organization for more than four years.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 11, 2025 -
CISA warns of hackers targeting vulnerability in Trimble Cityworks to conduct RCE
The software is widely used in projects by local governments, utilities, airports and other facilities.
By David Jones • Feb. 10, 2025 -
Microsoft warns 3K exposed ASP.NET machine keys at risk of weaponization
An unknown threat actor recently used an exposed key for code injection cyberattacks.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 7, 2025 -
AI agents spark interest, concern for businesses in 2025
Leaders have high hopes for autonomous capabilities, but adding the technology will raise the stakes for security and governance.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Feb. 6, 2025 -
Exploitation of vulnerability in Zyxel CPE targets legacy routers
Zyxel urged users to replace their old devices with modern, supported versions.
By David Jones • Feb. 4, 2025 -
State-linked hackers deploy macOS malware in fake job interview campaign
Actors linked to North Korea bypassed Apple security using malware called FlexibleFerret.
By Robert Wright, Contributing Reporter • Feb. 4, 2025 -
The cybersecurity outlook for 2025
Threat actors are exploiting known weak points and enterprises’ dependency across the tech stack. It’s making cybersecurity professionals’ jobs harder than ever before.
By Cybersecurity Dive Staff • Feb. 3, 2025 -
FDA, CISA warn about vulnerabilities in patient health monitors
Vulnerabilities in certain Contec and Epsimed patient monitors can allow people to gain access and potentially manipulate the devices, the FDA warned.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 31, 2025 -
Attackers exploit zero-day vulnerability in Zyxel CPE devices
Researchers say the manufacturer has yet to publicly disclose or patch the flaw.
By David Jones • Jan. 29, 2025 -
SonicWall SMA 1000 series appliances left exposed on the internet
The company last week confirmed attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the devices.
By David Jones • Jan. 28, 2025 -
Deep Dive
Network security tool defects are endemic, eroding enterprise defense
When malicious hackers exploit vulnerabilities in firewalls, VPNs and routers, it’s not the vendors that get hit — it’s their customers.
By Matt Kapko • Jan. 28, 2025 -
SonicWall warns hackers targeting critical vulnerability in SMA 1000 series appliances
Researchers from Microsoft Threat Intelligence alerted the company to suspected threat activity.
By David Jones • Jan. 27, 2025 -
Attackers lodge backdoors into Ivanti Connect Secure devices
Shadowserver scans found 379 compromised Ivanti Connect Secure devices. Researchers said the situation is serious and likely impacts more organizations.
By Matt Kapko • Jan. 24, 2025 -
Blue Yonder investigating Clop ransomware threat linked to exploited Cleo CVEs
The financially-motivated hacker was previously linked to the mass exploitation of critical vulnerabilities in MOVEit file-transfer software.
By David Jones • Jan. 17, 2025