Palo Alto Panic: Thousands of Firewalls Hacked in Zero-Day Debacle!
Palo Alto Networks firewalls face a security crisis as attackers exploit two newly patched vulnerabilities. Thousands of devices were compromised, infected with web-accessible backdoors and cryptocurrency miners. As Palo Alto Networks tackles firewall-busting zero-days with critical patches, they maintain it’s a “limited” issue, while others count the numbers.
Hot Take:
Palo Alto Networks firewalls: keeping your network as secure as a screen door on a submarine! While crypto miners are great for your portfolio, they shouldn’t be running on your firewall. It’s like finding out your security guard moonlights as a cat burglar.
Key Points:
- Two zero-day vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks firewalls were exploited, affecting roughly 2,000 devices.
- The vulnerabilities allowed attackers to deploy backdoors, crypto miners, and other malware.
- The number of compromised devices dropped to about 800 after patches were issued.
- Palo Alto Networks describes the issue as impacting a “limited number” of devices.
- Speculation and queries are ongoing about the attackers’ identities and the true scale of the compromise.
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