{"id":41727,"date":"2021-01-25T14:30:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/?guid=8494c27e8eb2e4c2c8286289eadfd66c"},"modified":"2021-01-25T14:30:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:30:38","slug":"sonicwall-hacked-via-zero-day-flaw-in-remote-access-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/sonicwall-hacked-via-zero-day-flaw-in-remote-access-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"SonicWall hacked via zero-day flaw in remote access tools"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n Sabina Weston<\/a><\/span>
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25 Jan, 2021<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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SonicWall has admitted that it’s been the target of a\u00a0cyber attack<\/a>\u00a0which saw hackers take advantage of zero-day vulnerabilities in its secure remote access products.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0network security<\/a>\u00a0provider issued a\u00a0statement<\/a>\u00a0confirming the incident after being contacted by\u00a0SC Media<\/a><\/em>, which received an anonymous tip that SonicWall’s systems had been breached.<\/p>\n

The company stated that it had \u201cidentified a coordinated attack on its internal systems by highly sophisticated threat actors exploiting probable zero-day vulnerabilities on certain SonicWall secure remote access products\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\nThe company didn\u2019t specify when exactly the incident took place. CloudPro<\/em>\u00a0contacted SonicWall for a timeline of the attack but is yet to receive a response\u00a0from the company.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, SonicWall issued an additional statement which ruled out that its NetExtender\u00a0VPN<\/a>\u00a0Client product had been compromised, adding that the only products to remain under investigation are from the SMA 100 series which \u201cprovide Secure, Mobile and Remote Access\u201d to SMBs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, SonicWall clarified that, despite the investigation, all \u201cSMA 100 series products may be used safely in common deployment use cases\u201d.<\/p>\n

The company also said that it \u201cfully understands the challenges previous guidance had in a work-from-home environment, but the communicated steps were measured and purposeful in ensuring the safety and security of [its] global community of customers and partners\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the front line of cyber defense, we have seen a dramatic surge in cyberattacks on governments and businesses, specifically on firms that provide critical infrastructure and\u00a0security<\/a>\u00a0controls to those organizations,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Despite a decline in the number of security incidents, the last year was deemed as\u00a0the worst for data breaches on record<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The news of the incident comes months after SonicWall\u00a0released patches for a critical vulnerability<\/a>\u00a0in the SonicOS operating system, which is responsible for running SonicWall virtual private network (VPN) appliances. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sabina Weston<\/p>\n

25 Jan, 2021 <\/p>\n

SonicWall has admitted that it’s been the target of a\u00a0cyber attack\u00a0which saw hackers take advantage of zero-day vulnerabilities in its secure remote access products.
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