Oh, For F\*ck’s Sake, It’s SonicWall Again

Right. So, some “experts” – and I use that term *loosely* – are flapping their gums about another massive screw-up with SonicWall VPN appliances. Apparently, over 100 accounts have been compromised thanks to a vulnerability in their SMA (Secure Management Appliance) product. Shocking. Absolutely shocking. Like finding water is wet.

The gist? Hackers are exploiting this hole to steal credentials and generally wreak havoc. They’re talking about potential for widespread data breaches, ransomware attacks, the whole nine yards of digital misery. And who’s getting hit hardest? You guessed it: Managed Service Providers (MSPs) because *someone* thought it was a good idea to let them manage everything for everyone. Idiots.

SonicWall is patching things, naturally, but if you’re still running one of these death traps, seriously reconsider your life choices. And maybe invest in some decent security that isn’t made by people who apparently think “secure” means “eventually compromised.” They are advising immediate updates and monitoring, which is just a fancy way of saying “we messed up big time, now *you* fix it.”

Honestly, I’m starting to suspect SonicWall is running a beta program disguised as a product line. A very public, extremely damaging beta program.

Link: https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/experts-warn-of-widespread-sonicwall.html

Related Anecdote: Back in ’98, I had a user who insisted on using the default password for *everything*. Everything. When I finally convinced him to change it, he chose “password”. I swear, sometimes I think people actively try to get hacked just to give me something to roll my eyes at. This SonicWall situation? It’s like that, but scaled up to an industrial level of incompetence.

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