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Brute-force attacks hammer Fortinet devices worldwide
A surge in brute-force attempts targeting Fortinet SSL VPNs that was spotted earlier this month could be a portent of imminent attacks leveraging currently undisclosed …
SonicWall: Attackers did not exploit zero-day vulnerability to compromise Gen 7 firewalls
Akira ransomware affiliates are not leveraging an unknown, zero-day vulnerability in SonicWall Gen 7 firewalls to breach corporate networks, the security vendor shared today. …
SonicWall firewalls targeted in ransomware attacks, possibly via zero-day
Attackers wielding the Akira ransomware and possibly a zero-day exploit have been spotted targeting SonicWall firewalls since July 15, 2025. “In the intrusions reviewed, …
PAN-OS authentication bypass hole plugged, PoC is public (CVE-2025-0108)
Palo Alto Networks has fixed a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-0108) in the management web interface of its next-gen firewalls, a proof-of-concept …
48,000+ internet-facing Fortinet firewalls still open to attack
Despite last week’s confirmation of and warnings about long-standing exploitation of CVE-2024-55591, a critical vulnerability affecting Fortinet Fortigate firewalls, too …
Configuration files for 15,000 Fortinet firewalls leaked. Are yours among them?
A threat actor has leaked configuration files (aka configs) for over 15,000 Fortinet Fortigate firewalls and associated admin and user credentials. The collection has been …
Fortinet fixes FortiOS zero-day exploited by attackers for months (CVE-2024-55591)
Fortinet has patched an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-55591) affecting its FortiOS firewalls and FortiProxy web gateways that has been exploited as a zero-day …
SafeLine: Open-source web application firewall (WAF)
SafeLine is an open-source and self-hosted Web Application Firewall (WAF) that protects websites from cyber attacks. “SafeLine WAF was created to protect web …
2,000 Palo Alto Networks devices compromised in latest attacks
Attackers have compromised around 2,000 Palo Alto Networks firewalls by leveraging the two recently patched zero-days (CVE-2024-0012 and CVE-2024-9474), Shadowserver …
Attackers are exploiting 2 zero-days in Palo Alto Networks firewalls (CVE-2024-0012, CVE-2024-9474)
Palo Alto Networks has released fixes for two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-0012 and CVE-2024-9474) in its next-generation firewalls that have been exploited by attackers as …
Palo Alto Networks firewalls, Expedition under attack (CVE-2024-9463, CVE-2024-9465)
Attackers have been spotted exploiting two additional vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-9463, CVE-2024-9465) in Palo Alto Networks’ Expedition firewall configuration migration …
Enhancing firewall management with automation tools
In this Help Net Security interview, Raymond Brancato, CEO at Tufin, discusses the considerations organizations must weigh when selecting a next-generation firewall to …
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