Tag: firewall
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Network edge devices still widely used after reaching endlife status
A report by VulnCheck shows nation-state hackers often target flaws in aging routers, firewalls and VPNs. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/network-edge-devices-still-widely-used-after-reaching-end-of-life-status/815403/
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Behavioral XDR and threat intel nab North Korean fake IT worker within 10 days of hire
Key signs of NK-linked insider infiltration: SpiderLabs has found that these threat actors commonly operate from China rather than North Korea because the internet is more stable and they can employ VPN services to conceal their true geographic origin.Astrill VPN has the ability to bypass China’s Great Firewall and allows threat actors to tunnel traffic…
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CISA orders feds to patch max-severity Cisco flaw by Sunday
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to patch a maximum-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-20131, in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) by Sunday, March 22. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-max-severity-cisco-flaw-by-sunday/
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Cisco FMC flaw was exploited by Interlock weeks before patch (CVE-2026-20131)
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-20131) in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) that Cisco disclosed and patched in early March 2026 has been exploited as a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/20/cisco-fmc-interlock-ransomware-cve-2026-20131/
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Interlock Ransomware Targets Cisco Enterprise Firewalls
The ransomware gang, known for double-extortion attacks, had access to a critical Cisco firewall vulnerability weeks before it was publicly disclosed. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/interlock-ransomware-targets-cisco-enterprise-firewalls
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CISA Warns Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 0-Day Is Being Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting heavily relied-upon Cisco security products. Tracked officially as CVE-2026-20131, this severe flaw is actively being exploited by cybercriminals in targeted ransomware campaigns. Organizations relying on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and Cisco Security Cloud Control must take immediate…
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CISA Warns Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 0-Day Is Being Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting heavily relied-upon Cisco security products. Tracked officially as CVE-2026-20131, this severe flaw is actively being exploited by cybercriminals in targeted ransomware campaigns. Organizations relying on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and Cisco Security Cloud Control must take immediate…
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That cheap KVM device could expose your network to remote compromise
Stealthy backdoors: A compromised KVM device can become a powerful backdoor in any environment. An attacker can inject keystrokes to execute commands or access UEFI settings to disable security features such as disk encryption and Secure Boot.Because the device operates outside the controlled system’s OS, endpoint detection tools and host firewalls cannot see it. These…
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Ransomware group exploited Cisco firewall vulnerability as a zero day, weeks before a patch appeared
Tags: attack, cisco, cve, defense, exploit, firewall, government, group, healthcare, infrastructure, malicious, malware, ransom, ransomware, service, software, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayCSO that the “week’s head start” he referred to was the gap between the date of the first exploit that Amazon’s later analysis had unearthed and Cisco’s discovery of the bug.Amazon gained insight into the attacker’s infrastructure by using the honeypot to mimic a vulnerable firewall system. This resulted in an attack on the honeypot,…
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9 Best Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Solutions in 2026
Tags: firewallExplore the top next-generation firewall (NGFW) solutions for 2026. Compare features and pricing to find the right fit. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/products/top-ngfw/
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, kev, software, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, kev, software, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, kev, software, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Cisco FMC and Cisco SCC Firewall Management to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score…
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New Check Point Channel Chief: ‘There’s No Platformization Without Partners’
Industry veteran Chris Moore has joined Check Point as channel chief with an aim toward engaging more partners in segments outside of its core firewall business, he tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/new-check-point-channel-chief-there-s-no-platformization-without-partners
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Interlock ransomware gang exploited Cisco firewall zero-day weeks before disclosure: Amazon
The Interlock ransomware gang recently exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a popular line of Cisco firewalls before the bug was disclosed publicly, according to an Amazon report. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisco-ransomware-interlock-firewalls
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Interlock Ransomware Leveraged Cisco FMC Zero-Day 36 Days Before Patch
Amazon’s threat intelligence teams have uncovered a new cyber campaign linked to the Interlock ransomware group. The campaign centers around a flaw affecting Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/interlock-fmc-cve-2026-20131/
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AWS Warns Hackers Have Abused Cisco Firewall Zero-Day Since January
Notorious ransomware group Interlock has been exploiting a Cisco zero-day bug since January, AWS says First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/interlock-ransomware-exploit-cisco/
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Interlock group exploiting the CISCO FMC flaw CVE-2026-20131 36 days before disclosure
Tags: attack, cisco, cve, exploit, firewall, flaw, group, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Interlock ransomware group has exploited a Cisco FMC zero-day RCE vulnerability in attacks since late January. The Interlock ransomware group has been exploiting a critical zero-day RCE vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score of 10.0), in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) since late January. The vulnerability is a remote code execution flaw that…
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Cisco Firewall Zero-Day Actively Exploited to Deliver Interlock Ransomware
Tags: cisco, cyber, exploit, firewall, flaw, network, ransomware, remote-code-execution, threat, vulnerability, zero-daySecurity research has uncovered an active Interlock ransomware campaign exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Centre (FMC) software. Utilizing this unauthenticated remote code execution flaw via the Amazon MadPot network, threat actors compromised enterprise environments for over a month before public disclosure. Cisco Firewall Zero-Day The intrusion campaign centers entirely on…
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Cisco Firewall Zero-Day Actively Exploited to Deliver Interlock Ransomware
Tags: cisco, cyber, exploit, firewall, flaw, network, ransomware, remote-code-execution, threat, vulnerability, zero-daySecurity research has uncovered an active Interlock ransomware campaign exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Centre (FMC) software. Utilizing this unauthenticated remote code execution flaw via the Amazon MadPot network, threat actors compromised enterprise environments for over a month before public disclosure. Cisco Firewall Zero-Day The intrusion campaign centers entirely on…
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Cisco’s latest vulnerability spree has a more troubling pattern underneath
Cisco’s response to the latest SD-WAN and firewall defects has been fast, but the harder question is how long sophisticated actors had a head start, and what’s already compromised. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisco-firewall-sd-wan-vulnerabilities-exploited/
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Interlock Ransomware Exploited Cisco Firewall Flaw for Weeks
Tags: cisco, exploit, firewall, flaw, group, hacker, infrastructure, ransomware, software, usa, vulnerabilityAWS Researchers Find an Interlock Server Laden With Tools. Ransomware hackers exploited a flaw with a maximum vulnerability score in Cisco firewall management software weeks before the networking giant disclosed the vulnerability in early March. The group has focused extensively on critical infrastructure sectors in North America and Europe. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Amazon security boss says crims abused max-security Cisco firewall flaw weeks before disclosure
Interlock’s post-exploit toolkit exposed First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/18/amazon_cisco_firewall_0_day_ransomware/
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Ransomware gang exploits Cisco flaw in zero-day attacks since January
Tags: attack, cisco, exploit, firewall, flaw, ransomware, remote-code-execution, software, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Interlock ransomware gang has been exploiting a maximum severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Cisco’s Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software in zero-day attacks since late January. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/interlock-ransomware-exploited-secure-fmc-flaw-in-zero-day-attacks-since-january/
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8 Best Application Firewall (WAF) Solutions for 2026
Find the best Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions in 2026 to protect your apps. Compare top vendors, features, and deployment options. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/products/top-web-application-firewall-waf-vendors/
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Interlock Ransomware Exploits Cisco FMC Zero-Day CVE-2026-20131 for Root Access
Tags: access, cisco, cve, exploit, firewall, flaw, intelligence, ransomware, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayAmazon Threat Intelligence is warning of an active Interlock ransomware campaign that’s exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score: 10.0), a case of insecure deserialization of user-supplied Java byte stream, which could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to First seen…
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Network-Change-Management Warum Monitoring bei Konfigurationsänderungen im Netzwerk so wichtig ist
IT-Administratoren kennen es vermutlich: Sie nehmen eine routinemäßige Konfigurationsänderung vor, und plötzlich ist der Großteil des Netzwerks lahmgelegt. Nach der Änderung ist die Hälfte der Router nicht erreichbar, das gesamte Büro ist offline, aus einem vermeintlich simplen Firewall-Update wird ein Notfall. Anpassungen an Routern, Switches oder Firewalls können auch Auswirkungen auf die Netzwerkperformance und Sicherheitsrichtlinien…
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Best Cloud Firewall Vendors for 2026
Cloud adoption didn’t simplify network security. It multiplied it. Today’s enterprises operate across data centers, hybrid environments, and multiple public clouds. Security teams now manage AWS security groups, Azure Firewall… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/best-cloud-firewall-vendors-for-2026/