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US names Chinese national it alleges was behind 2020 attack on Sophos firewalls
The attack was made possible by a critical-rated SQL injection flaw known as CVE-2020-12271 that was exploited in the wild in April 2020. Sophos quickly published a hotfix to harden its XG firewalls and quash the zero-day attack.
U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker for Exploiting Zero-Day in 81,000 Sophos Firewalls
Chinese hacker charged for exploiting Sophos firewalls via CVE-2020-12271; U.S. sanctions cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence.
US Charges, Sanctions Chinese Man Accused of Sophos Firewall Hacking
US government announced charges, sanctions and a reward for Guan Tianfeng, a Chinese man accused of involvement in Sophos firewall hacks.
US Offers $10 Million Bounty for Chinese Hacker Responsible for 2020 Firewall Hacks
The US is offering $10 million for information pinpointing a Chinese national for his role in a global hack of firewalls
US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm for firewall hacks targeting critical infrastructure
The U.S. sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its employees for exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Sophos firewalls to target U.S.
China Cybersecurity Firm Sanctioned, Employee Charged by US
The US sanctioned a Chinese company it accused of working for intelligence agencies and charged one of its employees with hacking into the computer systems of thousands of businesses across the globe,
Chinese Hacker Guan Tianfeng indicted for exploiting firewall vulnerabilities
The U.S. offers a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Chinese hacker, charged with exploiting firewall vulnerabilities to steal data.
US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company linked to ransomware attack
The US has sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence and its employee, Guan Tianfeng, for a massive cyberattack affecting 80,000 firewalls globally, including critical infrastructure. The April 2020 attack involved ransomware and data exfiltration,
Sophos Firewall hack on government network used an all-new custom malware
“Pygmy Goat is a native x86-32 ELF shared object that was discovered on Sophos XG firewall devices, providing backdoor ...
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US Indicts, Sanctions Alleged Chinese Sophos Firewall Hacker
They developed an SQL injection vulnerability used against instances of Sophos' XG firewall in a campaign affecting about ...
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New Sophos Managed Threat Response Tool Lowers Noise From Data
The MTR service will expand from operating only on the endpoint signal to ingested data from the Sophos XG Firewall and Cloud Optix by early 2020, Levy said. From there, Levy said Sophos plans to ...
Sophos Group (OTCMKTS:SPHHF) Shares Down 4.8% – Here’s What Happened
Sophos Group PLC (OTCMKTS:SPHHF – Get Free Report)’s stock price traded down 4.8% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $7.00 and last traded at $7.00. 300 shares were traded during ...