Seriously? *Another* SonicWall Thing?

Right, so listen up, because I’m only saying this once. The Akira ransomware clowns are back at it, and they’re exploiting – or suggesting they’re exploiting, which is corporate-speak for “we probably are” – a zero-day in SonicWall firewalls. Specifically, older models. Because of *course* it’s the old ones. Like anyone actually keeps those things patched properly.

They’re using this to get initial access, then deploying their ransomware garbage. It looks like they’re hitting a bunch of managed service providers (MSPs) first, which means a whole lot of downstream victims are about to have a really bad day. And you can bet your sweet ass it involves stolen data and demands for money.

SonicWall has issued an advisory – surprise, surprise – but honestly? It’s vague as hell. They’re telling people to check logs, look for suspicious activity, and generally be paranoid. Which, frankly, you should *always* be if you’re running anything remotely connected to the internet, especially a SonicWall firewall. They also released firmware updates, but good luck getting everyone to apply them before Akira has already ransacked their systems.

The whole thing reeks of poor security practices and predictable vulnerability exploitation. Honestly, I’m starting to think these ransomware groups are just phoning it in at this point. It’s pathetic. And you know who *really* suffers? Everyone except the assholes writing the malware.

Don’t ask me for help fixing this. I build systems that don’t get hacked, I don’t babysit people who run outdated crap.

Source: Dark Reading – Akira Ramps Up Assault on SonicWall Firewalls, Suggesting Zero-Day

Speaking of firewalls… I once had a sysadmin tell me his firewall was “stateful.” I asked him what state it was in. He blinked at me for five minutes before saying “on.” *On*. That’s the level of competence we’re dealing with here, people. It’s no wonder these things keep getting compromised.

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