Topic: firewall security
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Marquis Data Breach Traced to SonicWall Firewall Hack
Marquis, a fintech firm, is suing cybersecurity vendor SonicWall, alleging a prior breach at SonicWall provided hackers the credentials that enabled a ransomware attack on its network and the theft of sensitive consumer banking data. The company claims its firewall configuration file, stored in S...
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Urgent: WatchGuard Firewalls Targeted by Critical Attack (CVE-2025-14733)
Over 115,000 WatchGuard Firebox firewalls are actively being targeted via a critical, unauthenticated remote code execution flaw (CVE-2025-14733) in the Fireware OS's IKED process. The U.S. CISA has mandated patching due to active exploitation, requiring an immediate upgrade to specific fixed Fir...
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Critical SonicWall SonicOS Flaw Lets Hackers Crash Firewalls
SonicWall has issued an urgent warning about a high-severity security flaw (CVE-2025-40601) in its SonicOS SSLVPN service, which could allow attackers to crash affected firewalls via a denial-of-service attack, impacting Gen7 and Gen8 hardware and virtual firewalls. The company states there is no...
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CISA: Hackers Actively Exploiting WatchGuard Firewall Flaw
A critical security flaw (CVE-2025-9242) in WatchGuard Firebox firewalls is being actively exploited, prompting CISA to issue an urgent patch directive to federal agencies. The vulnerability stems from an out-of-bounds write weakness in Fireware OS, affecting over 54,000 devices globally, with fe...
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F5 Hack Puts Thousands of Networks at Imminent Risk
A sophisticated nation-state hacking group breached F5's network, exposing proprietary source code and undisclosed vulnerability data, endangering thousands of government and corporate networks that rely on BIG-IP appliances. The attackers maintained persistent access for years, gaining control o...
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