Tag: firewall
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Marquis Takes Legal Action Against SonicWall Over Ransomware Attack from Backup Breach
Tags: attack, backup, breach, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, firewall, ransomware, service, software, vulnerabilityMarquis Software Solutions has filed a lawsuit against cybersecurity firm SonicWall, claiming a vulnerability in SonicWall’s cloud backup service led directly to a ransomware attack on its network. Filed in a Texas federal court, the complaint highlights a massive failure in securing sensitive firewall configuration files.”‹ On August 14, 2025, Marquis experienced a devastating ransomware…
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Marquis Sues SonicWall Over 2025 Firewall Data Breach
Tags: attack, authentication, backup, breach, cloud, credentials, data, data-breach, firewall, flaw, ransomware, softwareLawsuit Claims SonicWall Cloud Backup Flaw Led to Ransomware Attack Against Marquis. Marquis Software Solutions has sued SonicWall alleging a cloud backup data breach exposed firewall configuration files, including credentials and multifactor authentication scratch codes. The firm says the breach enabled an August 2025 ransomware attack and triggered dozens of class action lawsuits. First seen…
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Marquis sues firewall provider SonicWall, alleges security failings with its firewall backup led to ransomware attack
Fintech giant Marquis is suing its firewall provider SonicWall, claiming that an earlier breach with SonicWall allowed hackers to deploy ransomware on Marquis’ network. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/marquis-sonicwall-lawsuit-ransomware-firewall-breach/
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The rise of the evasive adversary
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, china, cloud, credentials, crime, crowdstrike, crypto, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, group, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, korea, lazarus, leak, mail, malicious, malware, microsoft, monitoring, network, north-korea, open-source, phishing, ransomware, remote-code-execution, russia, saas, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, theft, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayBig game hunters tighten their grip: CrowdStrike’s research highlights how big game hunting (BGH) ransomware actors have remained the dominant force in the eCrime landscape.Punk Spider, a group responsible for developing and maintaining Russian-language Akira ransomware, and its associated Akira dedicated leak site, conducted 198 intrusions in 2025, a 134% increase year over year. Victim-shaming operations…
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Hackers Exploit DeepSeek and Claude AI to Launch Global Attacks on FortiGate Devices
Hackers are using commercial AI models DeepSeek and Claude to automate attacks against FortiGate firewalls worldwide, turning basic misconfigurations into a high”‘volume intrusion campaign. In early February 2026, a misconfigured SimpleHTTP server running on 212.11.64[.]250:9999 was found exposing more than 1,400 files and 139 subdirectories, including stolen FortiGate configurations, Active Directory maps, credential dumps, exploit…
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Russian group uses AI to exploit weakly-protected Fortinet firewalls, says Amazon
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, ciso, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data-breach, detection, exploit, firewall, fortinet, group, Internet, linkedin, malicious, mfa, monitoring, network, password, russia, software, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerabilityRecommendations: The Amazon report makes a number of recommendations to network admins with FortiGate devices. They include ensuring device management interfaces aren’t exposed to the internet, or, if they have to be, restricting access to known IP ranges and using a bastion host or out-of-band management network. As basic cybersecurity demands, all default and common…
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600+ FortiGate Devices Hacked by AI-Armed Amateur
A Russian-speaking hacker used generative AI to compromise the FortiGate firewalls, targeting credentials and backups for possible follow-on ransomware attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/600-fortigate-devices-hacked-ai-amateur
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Russian-speaking hackers used gen AI tools to compromise 600 firewalls, Amazon says
A Russian-speaking threat actor used commercial generative artificial intelligence tools to help compromise more than 600 FortiGate firewall devices across more than 55 countries earlier this year, researchers have found. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/gen-ai-fortigate-hackers-russia
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AI Let ‘Unsophisticated’ Hacker Breach 600 Fortinet Firewalls, AWS Says, As AI Lowers ‘The Barrier’ For Threat Actors
Hackers use AI, GenAI and LLMs to breach Fortinet FortiGate firewalls as cybersecurity and threat actors leverage AI for cyber-attacks, AWS report finds. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/ai-let-unsophisticated-hacker-breach-600-fortinet-firewalls-aws-says-as-ai-lowers-the-barrier-for-threat-actors
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Russian Cyber Threat Actor Uses GenAI to Compromise Fortinet Firewalls
A low-skilled Russian-speaking attacker has used GenAI tools to help deploy a successful attack workflow targeting FortiGate instances First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-threat-actor-genai/
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AWS says more than 600 FortiGate firewalls hit in AI-augmented campaign
Off-the-shelf tools helped Russian-speaking cybercrime group run riot First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/aws_fortigate_firewalls/
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Von unerfahrenem Hacker: Hunderte Firewalls mithilfe von KI infiltriert
Innerhalb weniger Wochen hat ein unerfahrener Angreifer laut AWS dank KI-Nutzung weltweit über 600 Fortinet-Firewalls kompromittiert. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/von-unerfahrenem-hacker-hunderte-firewalls-mithilfe-von-ki-infiltriert-2602-205719.html
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Amazon: AI-assisted hacker breached 600 Fortinet firewalls in 5 weeks
Amazon is warning that a Russian-speaking hacker used multiple generative AI services as part of a campaign that breached more than 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-ai-assisted-hacker-breached-600-fortigate-firewalls-in-5-weeks/
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Warum ungepatchte Firewalls zum größten Einfallstor für Ransomware werden
Der Report macht deutlich: Klassische Sicherheitsmaßnahmen reichen längst nicht mehr aus. Regelmäßiges Patchen, sauberes Identitätsmanagement und die Überwachung von Drittanbietern sind keine ‘Nice-to-haves”, sondern Grundvoraussetzungen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/warum-ungepatchte-firewalls-zum-groessten-einfallstor-fuer-ransomware-werden/a43788/
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Amazon: AI-assisted hacker breached 600 FortiGate firewalls in 5 weeks
Amazon is warning that a Russian-speaking hacker used multiple generative AI services as part of a campaign that breached more than 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-ai-assisted-hacker-breached-600-fortigate-firewalls-in-5-weeks/
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TDL 016 – Speed, Risk, and Responsibility in the Age of AI – Rafael Ramirez
Tags: access, ai, antivirus, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, country, cyber, data, defense, detection, dns, firewall, governance, government, hacker, ibm, incident response, intelligence, Internet, law, linkedin, login, mfa, microsoft, network, risk, saas, service, skills, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-trustSummary In a recent episode of The Defenders Log, host David Redekop sat down with cyber security expert Rafael Ramirez to navigate the rapidly shifting landscape of AI security. As we move deeper into 2026, the duo explored how artificial intelligence has evolved from simple chatbots into powerful, autonomous “agentic” systems. The Double-Edged Sword of…
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AI in the SOC: Why Complete Autonomy Is the Wrong Goal
Dan Petrillo, VP of Product at BlueVoyant As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more deeply embedded in security operations, a divide has emerged in how its role is defined. Some argue the security operations centre (SOC) should be fully autonomous, with AI replacing human analysts. Others believe that augmentation is the right path, using AI to support and extend existing teams. Augmentation probably reflects…
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AI in the SOC: Why Complete Autonomy Is the Wrong Goal
Dan Petrillo, VP of Product at BlueVoyant As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more deeply embedded in security operations, a divide has emerged in how its role is defined. Some argue the security operations centre (SOC) should be fully autonomous, with AI replacing human analysts. Others believe that augmentation is the right path, using AI to support and extend existing teams. Augmentation probably reflects…
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90 Prozent der Ransomware-Angriffe umgehen Firewalls
Ransomware-Angreifer umgehen Firewalls zunehmend über bekannte Sicherheitslücken und verwundbare Konten, und das in einem Tempo, das Verteidigern kaum Zeit zur Reaktion lässt. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/ransomware-2025
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From Firewall Management to Adaptive Security: What IDC’s 2026 Report Means for Security Leaders
Last year, IDC called firewall policy management a foundation organizations could no longer ignore. This year, the message is more direct. In its 2026 report, Building on Enforcement: Network Security… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/from-firewall-management-to-adaptive-security-what-idcs-2026-report-means-for-security-leaders/
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Chinese hackers exploited zero-day Dell RecoverPoint flaw for 1.5 years
Pivot techniques: In addition to the payloads themselves, the investigation also revealed new techniques. For example, the legitimate shell script convert_hosts.sh that exists on these appliances has been modified to include the path of the backdoors to achieve persistence.The SLAYSTYLE web shell, which is designed to receive commands over HTTP and execute them on the…
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CISO Julie Chatman offers insights for you to take control of your security leadership role
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, deep-fake, email, finance, firewall, government, healthcare, infrastructure, law, military, office, phishing, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, updateFirst, the hopes-and-dreams budget: What would it take to close all the known gaps and operate proactively?Second, the could-live-with-this budget: What’s realistic and gets you to acceptable risk levels?Third, the I-think-I’m-going-to-resign budget: Because you can see a breach coming and you don’t want your name attached to it.You probably won’t end up at that last…
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CISO Julie Chatman offers insights for you to take control of your security leadership role
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, deep-fake, email, finance, firewall, government, healthcare, infrastructure, law, military, office, phishing, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, updateFirst, the hopes-and-dreams budget: What would it take to close all the known gaps and operate proactively?Second, the could-live-with-this budget: What’s realistic and gets you to acceptable risk levels?Third, the I-think-I’m-going-to-resign budget: Because you can see a breach coming and you don’t want your name attached to it.You probably won’t end up at that last…
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Was CISOs über OpenClaw wissen sollten
Tags: ai, api, authentication, browser, bug, chrome, ciso, cloud, crypto, cyberattack, ddos, DSGVO, firewall, gartner, github, intelligence, Internet, jobs, linkedin, LLM, malware, marketplace, mfa, open-source, risk, security-incident, skills, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLesen Sie, welches Sicherheitsrisiko die Verwendung von OpenClaw in Unternehmen mit sich bringt.Das neue Tool zur Orchestrierung persönlicher KI-Agenten namens OpenClaw früher Clawdbot, dann Moltbot genannt erfreut sich aktuell großer Beliebtheit. Die Open-Source-Software kann eigenständig und geräteübergreifend arbeiten, mit Online-Diensten interagieren und Workflows auslösen kein Wunder, dass das Github-Repo in den vergangenen Wochen Millionen von…
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Firewall Penetration Testing: Definition, Process and Tools
Firewall penetration testing examines the firewall as a security control and identifies the weaknesses that allow unwanted traffic to reach internal systems. It helps to make the network secure by checking that inbound and outbound filtering rules block unwanted traffic correctly. It also protects the perimeter by keeping internal-to-external boundaries intact and preventing external probes……
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CISO Julie Chatman wants to help you take control of your security leadership role
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, deep-fake, email, finance, firewall, government, healthcare, infrastructure, law, military, office, phishing, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, updateFirst, the hopes-and-dreams budget: What would it take to close all the known gaps and operate proactively?Second, the could-live-with-this budget: What’s realistic and gets you to acceptable risk levels?Third, the I-think-I’m-going-to-resign budget: Because you can see a breach coming and you don’t want your name attached to it.You probably won’t end up at that last…
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10 years later, Bangladesh Bank cyberheist still offers cyber-resiliency lessons
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, automation, backdoor, banking, ceo, cisco, ciso, compliance, control, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, detection, endpoint, exploit, finance, fintech, firewall, framework, infrastructure, intelligence, international, malware, monitoring, network, north-korea, oracle, password, risk, service, software, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilitySecurity shortcomings: Adrian Cheek, senior cybercrime researcher at threat exposure management firm Flare, said the Bangladesh Bank heist was possible because of a number of security shortcomings, including a failure to air gap critical infrastructure.”The Bank of Bangladesh had four servers and the same number of desktops connected to SWIFT,” Cheek says. “This infrastructure, however,…