Massive Surge in Palo Alto Login Scans: Are Hackers Plotting a New Attack?

Security experts are scratching their heads as reconnaissance activity targeting Palo Alto Networks login portals skyrockets by 500%. GreyNoise reports 1300 IP addresses in the mix, with 91% hailing from the US. As if the drama wasn’t enough, Cisco ASA and SonicWall have also joined the reconnaissance party.

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Hot Take:

Looks like hackers are eyeing Palo Alto Networks’ login portals like a kid in a candy store with a sudden sugar rush! With reconnaissance activity skyrocketing, it seems like cybercriminals are either getting really bored or really ambitious. Time to tighten those digital belts, folks!

Key Points:

  • Massive increase in reconnaissance activity targeting Palo Alto Networks login portals.
  • GreyNoise observed a jump from 200 to about 1300 IP addresses in a single day.
  • Majority of suspicious IPs located in the US, followed by the UK, Netherlands, Canada, and Russia.
  • No direct correlation yet between activity and new vulnerability disclosures.
  • Similar scanning patterns observed in Cisco ASA products.

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