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Firefox now has a free built-in VPN with 50GB monthly data limit
Mozilla released Firefox 149 with added privacy protection through a built-in VPN tool offering up to 50GB of monthly traffic. The feature uses a secure proxy server to route only traffic from the browser, unlike the company’s commercial Mozilla VPN, which covers system-wide traffic. “Whether you’re using public Wi-Fi while traveling, searching for sensitive health information, […]
Fake enterprise VPN downloads used to steal company credentials
A threat actor tracked as Storm-2561 is distributing fake enterprise VPN clients from Ivanti, Cisco, and Fortinet to steal VPN credentials from unsuspecting users. The attackers manipulate search results (SEO poisoning) for common queries like “Pulse VPN download” or “Pulse Secure client” to redirect victims to spoofed VPN vendor sites that closely mimic VPN solutions from legitimate […]
Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites
A Spanish court has granted precautionary measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN, ordering the two popular VPN providers to block 16 websites that facilitate piracy of football matches. The restrictions will apply to a dynamic list of IP addresses in Spain, and there will be no opportunity for appeals. The measures were taken ‘inaudita parte’, meaning that the […]
VMware ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure
Chinese-speaking threat actors used a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance to deliver a VMware ESXi exploit toolkit that seems to have been developed more than a year before the targeted vulnerabilities became publicly known. In attacks from December 2025 analyzed by Huntress, managed security company, the hackers used a sophisticated virtual machine (VM) escape that likely exploited three VMware […]
New password spraying attacks target Cisco, PAN VPN gateways
An automated campaign is targeting multiple VPN platforms, with credential-based attacks being observed on Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect and Cisco SSL VPN. On December 11, threat monitoring platform GreyNoise observed the number of login attempts aimed at GlobalProtect portals peaked at 1.7 million during a period of 16 hours. Collected data showed that the attacks originated from […]
Ongoing SoundCloud issue blocks VPN users with 403 server error
Users accessing the SoundCloud audio streaming platform through a virtual private network (VPN) connection are denied access to the service and see a 403 ‘forbidden’ error. SoundCloud is a large audio distribution platform focused on user-uploaded content, built around independent creators rather than licensed music from major labels. It has at least 140 million registered users and 40 […]
New SonicWall SonicOS flaw allows hackers to crash firewalls
American cybersecurity company SonicWall urged customers today to patch a high-severity SonicOS SSLVPN security flaw that can allow attackers to crash vulnerable firewalls. Tracked as CVE-2025-40601, this denial-of-service vulnerability is caused by a stack-based buffer overflow impacting Gen8 and Gen7 (hardware and virtual) firewalls. “A Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SonicOS SSLVPN service allows a […]
Akira ransomware breaching MFA-protected SonicWall VPN accounts
Ongoing Akira ransomware attacks targeting SonicWall SSL VPN devices continue to evolve, with the threat actors found to be successfully logging in despite OTP MFA being enabled on accounts. Researchers suspect that this may be achieved through the use of previously stolen OTP seeds, although the exact method remains unconfirmed. In July, GeekFeed reported that the Akira […]
ExpressVPN, IP Address, Leak, Privacy, Remote Desktop, VPN,
ExpressVPN has fixed a flaw in its Windows client that caused Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) traffic to bypass the virtual private network (VPN) tunnel, exposing the users’ real IP addresses. One of the key premises of a VPN is masking a user’s IP address, allowing users to stay anonymous online, and in some cases, bypass censorship. […]
SonicWall SMA devices hacked with OVERSTEP rootkit tied to ransomware
A threat actor has been deploying a previously unseen malware called OVERSTEP that modifies the boot process of fully-patched but no longer supported SonicWall Secure Mobile Access appliances. The backdoor is a user-mode rootkit that allows hackers to hide malicious components, maintain persistent access on the device, and steal sensitive credentials. Researchers at Google Threat […]