Akira ransomware exploits SonicWall SSL VPNs, hitting patched devices. Organizations face risks from possible zero-day flaw.

Global cyber risk consultancy S-RM has reported a sharp increase in ransomware incidents exploiting SonicWall firewall ...

SonicWall and other threat researchers are investigating the ongoing incidents. It’s unknown yet whether this is a new or established vulnerability.

Cybersecurity experts are sounding the alarm. The Akira ransomware is apparently once again exploiting vulnerabilities in ...

SonicWall firewall devices have been increasingly targeted since late July in a surge of Akira ransomware attacks, ...

Threat researchers at GuidePoint Security have uncovered Akira affiliates abusing legitimate Windows drivers in a previously ...

July 2025, there's been an uptick in malicious loginsResearchers speculate criminals found a zero-dayUsers are advised to ...

SonicWall says that recent Akira ransomware attacks exploiting Gen 7 firewalls with SSLVPN enabled are exploiting an older ...

SonicWall confirms recent SSL VPN attacks link to patched CVE-2024-40766 and reused passwords, urging password resets.

In all of the cases observed by the security vendor, threat actors achieved VPN access through SonicWall SSL VPNs. There then ...

Just sloppy setups and sneaky driversSonicWall walks back zero‑day fears, addresses credential reuse—and now driver-based evasion—in Gen 7 and newer VPN attacks What first looked like a zero-day ...

SonicWall investigating reports about a zero-day being exploited in ransomware attacks, but found no evidence of a new ...