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Hackers Exploit SonicWall Zero

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read1
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2021-20016
Unauthenticated SQL Injection in SonicWall SMA100 SSL VPN
9.840%KEVRansomware
KEV

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2 min read at thehackernews.com

An "aggressive" financially motivated threat group tapped into a zero-day flaw in SonicWall VPN appliances prior to it being patched by the company to deploy a new strain of ransomware called FIVEHANDS. The group, tracked by cybersecurity firm Mandiant as UNC2447, took advantage of an "improper SQL command neutralization" flaw in the SSL-VPN SMA100 product ( CVE-2021-20016 , CVSS score 9.

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