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CVE-2025-20271: Cisco Meraki VPN Bug Exposes MX and Z Series Devices to Remote DoS Attacks

Penetration Testing

JUNE 18, 2025

Cisco warns of a critical flaw (CVE-2025-20271, CVSS 8.6) in Meraki MX/Z Series devices, allowing unauthenticated remote DoS on AnyConnect VPN. Update firmware now!

VPN

VPN Firmware Cybersecurity

SonicWall warns of an exploitable SonicOS vulnerability

Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2025

” SonicWall is urging customers to upgrade the SonicOS firmware of their firewalls to patch an authentication bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53704 (CVSS score of 8.2). The vulnerability resides in SSL VPN and SSH management and according to the vendor is “susceptible to actual exploitation.”

Firewall

Firewall Firmware VPN Authentication

ASUS routers with AiCloud vulnerable to auth bypass exploit

Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2025

ASUS warns of an authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2492 (CVSS v4 score: 9.2), which impacts routers with AiCloud enabled. “An improper authentication control vulnerability exists in certain ASUS router firmware series. . ” reads the ASUS Product Security Advisory.

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Critical Blink Router Flaws (CVSS 9.8) Allow Remote Root Code Execution via Unauthenticated Attacks

Penetration Testing

JUNE 15, 2025

Skip to content June 16, 2025 Linkedin Twitter Facebook Youtube Daily CyberSecurity Primary Menu Home Cyber Criminals Cyber Security Data Leak Linux Malware Vulnerability Submit Press Release Vulnerability Report Windows Search for: Home News Vulnerability Report Critical Blink Router Flaws (CVSS 9.8)

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Privacy Roundup: Week 13 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2025

This is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 23 MAR 2025 - 29 MAR 2025. Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi Vivaldi Vivaldi integrates ProtonVPN natively into its desktop version of its browser. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes.

VPN

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Your Brother printer might have a critical security flaw - how to check and what to do next

Zero Day

JULY 3, 2025

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U.S. CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The two vulnerabilities are: CVE-2025-0108 Palo Alto PAN-OS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-53704 SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability Researchers recently warned that threat actors exploit a recently disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2025-0108, in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls. states GreyNoise.

Firewall

Firewall Firmware Authentication VPN

Privacy Roundup: Week 12 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

This is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 16 MAR 2025 - 22 MAR 2025. Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw). They also have appeared to partner with Proton.

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Threat Modeling in Solar Power Infrastructure

SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2025

Attackers with physical access can connect directly to service ports, extract firmware, install malicious hardware modifications, or replace communication modules with compromised versions. Use boot verification and firmware integrity checks to detect unauthorized modifications. Yes, you read that right.

Firmware

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Privacy Roundup: Week 7 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

This is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 9 FEB 2025 - 15 FEB 2025. Privacy Services Mullvad has partnered with Obscura VPN Mullvad Mullvad announces its partnership with ObscuraVPN; Mullvad WireGuard VPN servers can be used as the exit hop for the two-party VPN service offered by ObscuraVPN.

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Two SonicWall SMA100 flaws actively exploited in the wild

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2025

Below are the descriptions of the two flaws: CVE-2023-44221 (CVSS score: 7.2) – Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface. SMA100 devices updated with the fixed firmware version 10.2.1.14-75sv ” Both flaws impact SMA 100 Series devices, including SMA 200, 210, 400, 410, 500v.

Firmware

Firmware Mobile Authentication VPN

U.S. CISA adds SonicWall SMA100 and Apache HTTP Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2025

is an improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface. SMA100 devices updated with the fixed firmware version 10.2.1.14-75sv CISA orders federal agencies to fix the vulnerabilities byMay 22, 2025.

Firmware

Firmware Authentication VPN Mobile

Privacy Roundup: Week 9 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2025

This is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 23 FEB 2025 - 1 MAR 2025. Privacy Services Brave iOS update brings Smart Proxy and Kill Switch AlternativeTo This has more to do with Brave's VPN service rather than its browser. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes.

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Kali Linux 2025.2 Release (Kali Menu Refresh, BloodHound CE & CARsenal)

Kali Linux

JUNE 12, 2025

We’re almost half way through 2025 already, and we’ve got a lot to share with you in this release, Kali 2025.2. New GNOME VPN IP Extension Just like we did for Xfce back in Kali 2024.1 , we’ve now brought the VPN IP indicator to GNOME too! 1kali1 (2025-04-30) ┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~] └─$ uname -r 6.12.25-amd64

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Wyze wants to keep prying eyes away from your cameras with this new feature

Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

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Will your Mac or Windows PC still get security updates in 2026? Check this chart

Zero Day

JUNE 14, 2025

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At last, wireless earbuds that sound great, feel comfortable, and won't break the bank

Zero Day

JUNE 14, 2025

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Patch your Windows PC now before bootkit malware takes it over - here's how

Zero Day

JUNE 11, 2025

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5 Chromecast features that maximize your TV's potential (and a smart home hack)

Zero Day

JUNE 23, 2025

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Your car's USB port is seriously underrated: 5 features you're not taking advantage of

Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

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Wireless

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Why these $160 earbuds are my new favorite for work and travel over the AirPods

Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

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Privacy Roundup: Week 6 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

This is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 2 FEB 2025 - 8 FEB 2025. Paragon terminated the contract with the Italian government on 5 FEB 2025, alleging it had "broken the terms and service and ethical framework it had agreed to." Privacy Services Mullvad VPN for Windows on ARM is here!

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These $70 wireless earbuds sound great, feel comfortable, and are on sale

Zero Day

JUNE 28, 2025

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Ransomware and Cyber Extortion in Q4 2024

Digital Shadows

JANUARY 14, 2025

To gain access to internal networks, Akira targeted local accounts with disabled multifactor authentication (MFA) and SonicOS firmware versions vulnerable to exploitation, often exposed to the internet for virtual private network (VPN) access. Looking ahead, ransomware tactics will likely evolve even further throughout 2025.

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Your Roku has secret menus and screens - here's how to unlock them

Zero Day

JULY 2, 2025

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Your car's USB port is more useful than you think. 5 features you're missing out on

Zero Day

JUNE 16, 2025

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Wireless

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I ditched my phone for this E Ink handset for two weeks - here's my buying advice now

Zero Day

JUNE 27, 2025

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My laptop webcam wasn't cutting it for video calls - then I discovered this accessory

Zero Day

JUNE 26, 2025

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Password Management

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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The market surpassed $100 billion in revenue, and it’s revenue for the 2025 projections tell us that it will hit $1.5 It can be prevented through the use of an online VPN. The number of sensors and smart devices connected to the internet is exponentially rising, which are the 5 Major Vulnerabilities for IoT devices. Shadow IoT Devices.

IoT

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How to fix Slow Internet Speed: Faster Speed Fast Indeed

Hacker's King

JANUARY 3, 2025

You may also like to read: Top 10 Cybersecurity Trends in 2025 Key Points to Master Internet Speed and Security Solutions to Fix Internet Speed Top Security Threats You Should Know Risks arise when using a public network. Regularly update your router's firmware and hardware to enhance its lifespan and functionality.

Internet

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Nastiest Malware 2024

Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Some of this will be fueled by inflation, some will be an increase in effectiveness in tactics, and some by the anticipated 2025 “bull run” price spike in crypto – the only payment method these criminals accept. Be Cautious with Smart Devices: Secure your IoT devices by changing default passwords and keeping firmware updated.

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Attackers exploit a new zero-day to hijack Fortinet firewalls

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Fortinet warned that threat actors are exploiting a new zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24472 (CVSS score of 8.1), in FortiOS and FortiProxy to hijack Fortinet firewalls. Fortinet warned of attacks using a now-patched zero-day vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy to hijack Fortinet firewalls. through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy 7.2.0

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CVE-2025-20271: Cisco Meraki VPN Bug Exposes MX and Z Series Devices to Remote DoS Attacks

SonicWall warns of an exploitable SonicOS vulnerability

Trending Sources

ASUS routers with AiCloud vulnerable to auth bypass exploit

Critical Blink Router Flaws (CVSS 9.8) Allow Remote Root Code Execution via Unauthenticated Attacks

Privacy Roundup: Week 13 of Year 2025

Your Brother printer might have a critical security flaw - how to check and what to do next

U.S. CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Privacy Roundup: Week 12 of Year 2025

Threat Modeling in Solar Power Infrastructure

Privacy Roundup: Week 7 of Year 2025

Two SonicWall SMA100 flaws actively exploited in the wild

U.S. CISA adds SonicWall SMA100 and Apache HTTP Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Privacy Roundup: Week 9 of Year 2025

Kali Linux 2025.2 Release (Kali Menu Refresh, BloodHound CE & CARsenal)

Wyze wants to keep prying eyes away from your cameras with this new feature

Will your Mac or Windows PC still get security updates in 2026? Check this chart

At last, wireless earbuds that sound great, feel comfortable, and won't break the bank

Patch your Windows PC now before bootkit malware takes it over - here's how

5 Chromecast features that maximize your TV's potential (and a smart home hack)

Your car's USB port is seriously underrated: 5 features you're not taking advantage of

Why these $160 earbuds are my new favorite for work and travel over the AirPods

Privacy Roundup: Week 6 of Year 2025

These $70 wireless earbuds sound great, feel comfortable, and are on sale

Ransomware and Cyber Extortion in Q4 2024

Your Roku has secret menus and screens - here's how to unlock them

Your car's USB port is more useful than you think. 5 features you're missing out on

I ditched my phone for this E Ink handset for two weeks - here's my buying advice now

My laptop webcam wasn't cutting it for video calls - then I discovered this accessory

IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

How to fix Slow Internet Speed: Faster Speed Fast Indeed

Nastiest Malware 2024

Attackers exploit a new zero-day to hijack Fortinet firewalls

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