Huntress and other firms warn of a likely zero-day vulnerability in SonicWall VPNs. Attackers are bypassing MFA and deploying Akira ransomware within hours of initial access.

The DFIR Report details a destructive attack: Bumblebee malware, delivered via SEO poisoning in Bing search results, led to a full Akira ransomware deployment in under 44 hours.

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The Akira ransomware gang is now using a legitimate Intel driver in a "Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver" attack to disable Windows Defender and encrypt systems.

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Australian authorities issue an urgent alert on a critical SonicWall SSL VPN flaw actively exploited by Akira ransomware, urging immediate patching.

SonicWall issued security advisory SNWLID-2024-0015, disclosing an improper access control vulnerability in SSLVPN across Gen5, Gen6, and Gen7 devices

Qilin dominated the ransomware landscape in August with 104 attacks, but new groups like Sinobi and The Gentlemen are rapidly rising to challenge its dominance.

Akira ransomware is exploiting stolen SonicWall VPN credentials, even with MFA enabled, to gain access and deploy its payload within as little as 55 minutes.