The cyber threat landscape is rapidly changing, with a notable increase in ransomware activity in April 2025, driven by the Qilin ransomware group. They exploited the NETXLOADER malware loader and SmokeLoader, causing 45 confirmed data breaches in a matter of weeks, surpassing major rivals like Akira, Play, and Lynx. What …

SonicWall has released patches for three security flaws in SMA 100 Secure Mobile Access appliances that could allow remote code execution. The vulnerabilities are listed below: CVE-2025-32819 (CVSS score: 8.8) : A vulnerability in SMA100 lets an authenticated remote attacker with SSL-VPN user access bypass checks and delete any file, …

From April 2024 to April 2025, Flashpoint analysts noted that the financial sector was a major target for threat actors, with 406 incidents publicly reported as ransomware attacks, accounting for seven percent of all ransomware incidents during that time. Why Finance? The financial sector consistently ranks as one of the …