SonicWall is urging users of its Secure Mobile Access 100 series gateways and remote access products to immediately apply patches, as a majority of the devices are
SonicWall is urging users of its Secure Mobile Access 100 series gateways and remote access products to immediately apply patches, as a majority of the devices are
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SonicWall Was Hacked. Was It Also Extorted? Hacker Claims SonicWall Paid Ransom; SonicWall Stays Silent Jeremy Kirk ( Twitter
Inside SonicWall s headquarters in Milpitas, California. (Photo: Arctecinc)
Cybersecurity companies advise their clients not to pay ransoms for good reasons: Pay once and the attackers may come back with their hand out again.
It also promotes a cybercrime business model: When one pays, it s likely that other victims may pay with the right pressure.
Curiously, SonicWall hasn t said much about the extent and damage of its own breach since its announcement. But there are strong indications that SonicWall may have been targeted by an extortion attempt.