Security News > 2021 > July > Ransomware Attacks Targeting Unpatched EOL SonicWall SMA 100 VPN Appliances
Networking equipment maker SonicWall is alerting customers of an "Imminent" ransomware campaign targeting its Secure Mobile Access 100 series and Secure Remote Access products running unpatched and end-of-life 8.x firmware.
The warning comes more than a month after reports emerged that remote access vulnerabilities in SonicWall SRA 4600 VPN appliances are being exploited as an initial access vector for ransomware attacks to breach corporate networks worldwide.
"SonicWall has been made aware of threat actors actively targeting Secure Mobile Access 100 series and Secure Remote Access products running unpatched and end-of-life 8.x firmware in an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials," the company said.
SMA 1000 series products are not affected by the flaw, SonicWall noted, urging businesses to take immediate action by either updating their firmware wherever applicable, turning on multi-factor authentication, or disconnecting the appliances that are past end-of-life status and cannot be updated to 9.x firmware.
As additional mitigation, SonicWall is also recommending customers reset all passwords associated with the SMA or SRA device, as well as any other devices or systems that may be using the same credentials.
In April, FireEye Mandiant disclosed that a hacking group tracked as UNC2447 was using a then-zero-day flaw in SonicWall VPN appliances prior to it being patched by the company to deploy a new strain of ransomware called FIVEHANDS on the networks of North American and European entities.
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