Cloud Backup Breach Archives

SonicWall has officially accused state-sponsored threat actors of being responsible for the September security breach that resulted in the unapproved release of firewall configuration backup files. The company claimed in a statement this week that the malicious activity, which was carried out by a state-sponsored threat actor, was limited to the unapproved access to cloud backup files from a particular cloud environment via an API request. The ongoing worldwide Akira ransomware assaults targeting firewalls and other edge devices are unconnected to the incident. The announcement was made about a month after the business claimed that all users of the cloud backup service had firewall configuration backup data read by an unauthorized party. It stated in September that less than 5% of i...

Following a security compromise that affected MySonicWall accounts and exposed their firewall configuration backup files, SonicWall is advising users to reset their login credentials. Less than 5% of its customers' backup firewall preference files were read by unidentified threat actors, according to the company, which recently discovered unusual behavior directed at the cloud backup service for firewalls. The company claimed that although the credentials in the files were encrypted, they also contained information that would have made it simpler for attackers to perhaps take advantage of the associated firewall. The network security firm clarified that it was not a ransomware incident that targeted its network and stated that it is not aware of any of these data being made public b...