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- Over 50,000 Asus Routers Hacked in ‘Operation WrtHug’by Ionut Arghire on November 20, 2025 at 1:30 pm
A Chinese threat actor is exploiting known vulnerabilities in discontinued Asus devices in an Operational Relay Box (ORB) facilitation campaign. The post Over 50,000 Asus Routers Hacked in ‘Operation WrtHug’ appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Fortinet Confirms Active Exploitation of Critical FortiWeb Vulnerabilityby Ionut Arghire on November 14, 2025 at 8:17 pm
Security firms say the flaw has been actively exploited for weeks, even as Fortinet quietly shipped fixes and CISA added the bug to its KEV catalog. The post Fortinet Confirms Active Exploitation of Critical FortiWeb Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in TP-Link’s Omada Gatewaysby Eduard Kovacs on October 22, 2025 at 1:41 pm
One of the flaws can be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers for arbitrary command execution. The post Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in TP-Link’s Omada Gateways appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- All SonicWall Cloud Backup Users Had Firewall Configurations Stolenby Ionut Arghire on October 9, 2025 at 8:30 am
In early September, hackers stole the firewall configuration backup files stored using the MySonicWall service. The post All SonicWall Cloud Backup Users Had Firewall Configurations Stolen appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Virtual Event Today: Zero Trust & Identity Strategies Summitby SecurityWeek News on October 8, 2025 at 2:05 pm
Join the virtual event we dive into the world of digital identity management and the role of zero-trust principles and associated technologies. The post Virtual Event Today: Zero Trust & Identity Strategies Summit appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- The Y2K38 Bug Is a Vulnerability, Not Just a Date Problem, Researchers Warnby Eduard Kovacs on October 7, 2025 at 8:43 am
The Year 2036/2038 problem is a bug that will be triggered in more than a decade, but hackers could exploit it today against ICS and consumer devices. The post The Y2K38 Bug Is a Vulnerability, Not Just a Date Problem, Researchers Warn appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Cisco Patches Zero-Day Flaw Affecting Routers and Switchesby Ionut Arghire on September 25, 2025 at 8:40 am
The security defect allows remote attackers with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code as the root user. The post Cisco Patches Zero-Day Flaw Affecting Routers and Switches appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Peaks at 22 Tbps and 10 Bppsby Eduard Kovacs on September 24, 2025 at 9:24 am
The attack was aimed at a European network infrastructure company and it has been linked to the Aisuru botnet. The post Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Peaks at 22 Tbps and 10 Bpps appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- SonicWall Prompts Password Resets After Hackers Obtain Firewall Configurationsby Ionut Arghire on September 18, 2025 at 9:41 am
The company sent a new preferences file to less than 5% of customers, urging them to import it into firewalls and reset their passwords. The post SonicWall Prompts Password Resets After Hackers Obtain Firewall Configurations appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Zero Trust Is 15 Years Old — Why Full Adoption Is Worth the Struggleby Kevin Townsend on September 15, 2025 at 6:02 pm
Fifteen years after its debut, Zero Trust remains the gold standard in cybersecurity theory — but its uneven implementation leaves organizations both stronger and dangerously exposed. The post Zero Trust Is 15 Years Old — Why Full Adoption Is Worth the Struggle appeared first on SecurityWeek.






