Hackers modify attack routine in attempt to deploy Ragnarok ransomware on networks protected by Sophos firewall

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An SQL injection zero-day in the Sophos firewall was exploited to infiltrate corporate networks

Hackers who tried to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in the Sophos XG firewall product to compromise corporate networks in April later modified their strategy to plant ransomware on those networks...

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