Mandiant said exploits were the most common initial access vector last year, linking software defects to 1 in 3 attacks. The most commonly exploited vulnerabilities affected network…

Exploited vulnerabilities have turned up in Ivanti products 16 times since 2024. That’s more than any other vendor in the network edge device space.

AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform each scored 0% security effectiveness in CyberRatings.org’s evaluation of cloud network firewall vendors’ ability to prevent exploits and evasions.

The most consequential cyberattacks observed by Darktrace last year were linked to software defects in firewalls and perimeter network technologies.

The international law enforcement operation is the latest to tackle cybercrime on the continent.

At least 50 organizations have been hit by the campaign, Fortinet and Mandiant say, and federal agencies are on the hook to patch.

The Shadowserver Foundation put the figure at around 87,000 for a vulnerability rated as critical and first discovered in February.

The ongoing operation claims international organizations and the defense industry as its victims, per authorities.

A single aviation organization was infiltrated by the hackers using vulnerabilities on internet-facing devices.