Data Breaches 240,000 Hit by Data Breach at Japan’s Digital Agency Hackers exploited a vulnerability in a VPN product to steal the personal information of roughly 240,000 people. Ionut ArghireSeptember 15, 2026
Vulnerabilities Check Point Patches Critical VPN Vulnerabilities Tracked as CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103, the flaws could be exploited for remote code execution. Ionut ArghireSeptember 11, 2026
Data Breaches Surfshark Systems Targeted by Hackers A misconfigured test server containing engineering material, including internal configurations, was accessed by threat actors. Ionut ArghireSeptember 11, 2026
Ransomware Check Point VPN Zero-Day Exploited in Qilin Ransomware Attacks The authentication bypass vulnerability allows attackers to establish VPN connections without a valid password. Ionut ArghireJune 9, 2026
Vulnerabilities StrongSwan Flaw Allows Unauthenticated Attackers to Crash VPNs Remotely exploitable, the integer underflow vulnerability impacts StrongSwan releases spanning 15 years. Ionut ArghireMarch 31, 2026
Malware & Threats Threat Actor Targeting VPN Users in New Credential Theft Campaign Storm-2561 is distributing fake VPN clients through SEO poisoning, deploying trojans, and stealing login information. Ionut ArghireMarch 16, 2026
Data Breaches NordVPN Denies Breach After Hacker Leaks Data The VPN company has conducted an investigation after a threat actor claimed to have hacked its systems. Eduard KovacsJanuary 6, 2026
Privacy New Research Links VPN Apps, Highlights Security Deficiencies Citizen Lab has identified links between multiple VPN providers, and multiple security weaknesses in their mobile applications. Ionut ArghireAugust 19, 2025
Incident Response Rapid7 Reveals RCE Path in Ivanti VPN Appliance After Silent Patch Debacle The CVE-2025-22457 has already been exploited by a China-nexus hacking gang notorious for breaking into edge network devices. Ryan NaraineApril 11, 2025
Vulnerabilities New VPN Attack Demonstrated Against Palo Alto Networks, SonicWall Products Palo Alto Networks and SonicWall VPNs affected by vulnerabilities allowing remote code execution and privilege escalation. Eduard KovacsNovember 27, 2024
Malware & Threats Fortinet VPN Zero-Day Exploited in Malware Attacks Remains Unpatched: Report The DeepData malware framework was seen exploiting a Fortinet VPN client for Windows zero-day that remains unpatched. Ionut ArghireNovember 18, 2024
Funding/M&A Malwarebytes Acquires VPN Provider AzireVPN Malwarebytes has acquired Sweden-based privacy-focused VPN provider AzireVPN to expand its product offerings. Ionut ArghireNovember 8, 2024
Endpoint Security Microsoft Warns of OpenVPN Vulnerabilities, Potential for Exploit Chains The vulnerabilities, patched in OpenVPN 2.6.10, expose users on the Windows platform to remote code execution attacks. Ryan NaraineAugust 12, 2024
Privacy Port Shadow Attack Allows VPN Traffic Interception, Redirection Researchers show how the Port Shadow technique against VPNs can allow MitM attacks, enabling threat actors to intercept and redirect traffic. Eduard KovacsJuly 18, 2024
Malware & Threats PoC Published for Exploited Check Point VPN Vulnerability PoC code targeting a recent Check Point VPN zero-day has been released as Censys identifies 14,000 internet-accessible appliances. Ionut ArghireJune 3, 2024
Malware & Threats Check Point VPN Attacks Involve Zero-Day Exploited Since April The recently disclosed Check Point VPN attacks involve the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2024-24919, which allows hackers to obtain passwords. Eduard KovacsMay 30, 2024
Identity & Access Check Point VPNs Targeted to Hack Enterprise Networks Check Point is warning customers that threat actors are targeting insecure VPN instances for initial access to enterprise networks. Eduard KovacsMay 28, 2024
Vulnerabilities New ‘TunnelVision’ Technique Leaks Traffic From Any VPN System A new VPN bypass technique allows threat actors to snoop on victims’ traffic by forcing it off the VPN tunnel using built-in features of... Ionut ArghireMay 8, 2024
Malware & Threats Cisco: Multiple VPN, SSH Services Targeted in Mass Brute-Force Attacks Cisco has observed an increase in brute-force attacks targeting web application authentication, VPNs, and SSH services. Ionut ArghireApril 17, 2024
Network Security Thousands of Ivanti VPN Appliances Impacted by Recent Vulnerability Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation identify thousands of internet-exposed Ivanti VPN appliances likely impacted by a recently disclosed vulnerability leading to remote code execution. Ionut ArghireApril 8, 2024