SonicWall: VPN Product Exploited in Akira Incident
SonicWall is a cybersecurity company whose VPN product was used as an initial access vector in an Akira ransomware incident.
Tag: Ransomware
U.S. Sanctions First VPN Service and Cryptor Seller for Ransomware Support
The U.S. Treasury Department's OFAC has sanctioned First VPN Service (1VPNS), its Ukrainian administrator Dmytro Rashevskyi, and Belarusian national Yegeniy Vladimirovich Silayev…
First VPN Service (1VPNS)
A VPN service provider sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for enabling ransomware actors and cybercriminals to obscure their origins. Operational since 2014,…
CVE-2026-15409 — SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability
SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security…
CVE-2026-15410 — SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances Code Injection Vulnerability
SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances Code Injection Vulnerability Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates…
Weekly Cybersecurity Recap: ShareFile Threat, Citrix Bleed 2 Ransomware, AI Coding Attacks, and More
This week's cybersecurity landscape is marked by a series of critical threats and vulnerabilities. Progress has urged ShareFile customers to shut down…
Clop Ransomware Group’s Custom Web Shell Tactics
Clop (aka Cl0p) is a prolific ransomware group known for mass exploitation of file transfer and PLM software. They deploy custom web…
BlueHammer Ransomware Emerges as New Threat
BlueHammer ransomware is a newly identified strain that encrypts files and demands payment. It has been observed in recent attacks.
Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to 70 Months for Aiding BlackCat Attacks
A 41-year-old former ransomware negotiator, Angelo Martino, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for conspiring with the now-defunct BlackCat ransomware…
BlackCat Ransomware: Technical Analysis and Defense
BlackCat ransomware is a cross-platform threat written in Rust, targeting Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi systems. It uses advanced encryption and data…