Astrill VPN
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Palo Alto PAN-OS flaw under active exploitation as limited attacks reported
Palo Alto Networks said an authentication bypass in PAN-OS and Prisma Access is under active exploitation, with limited attempts seen against unpatched devices. The flaw can let attackers establish unauthorized VPN connections.
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Europol says it took down First VPN in cybercrime crackdown
European authorities shut down First VPN, a service used by cybercriminals to hide activity, and arrested the alleged administrator in Ukraine, Europol said. Officials also seized servers and domains and identified thousands of users linked to crime.
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Hackers bypass SonicWall VPN MFA after incomplete patching
Threat actors bypassed MFA on SonicWall Gen6 SSL-VPN appliances in attacks between February and March, exploiting a flaw that stayed open on devices that were updated but not fully remediated, according to a ReliaQuest analysis.
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Russia moves to block WhatsApp after national DNS exclusions limit access
Russian authorities moved to block WhatsApp by excluding its domains from the national DNS, leaving the service reachable only via VPNs or external DNS. The move follows earlier throttling and registration restrictions.
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Researchers expose North Korean scheme to rent engineer identities for remote jobs
Security researchers say North Korean recruiters tied to Famous Chollima have been soliciting software engineers to rent their identities, using stolen identities, deepfakes and remote access to secure jobs at Western firms and route activity through compromised machines.
