SonicWall warns its cloud backup service users to reset credential after security incident

Following a previously acknowledged security breach last month, SonicWall has published an updated bulletin to customers having investigated the incident. The company says that it is now aware that an “unauthorized party accessed firewall configuration backup files for all customers who have used SonicWall’s cloud backup service”. SonicWall has also published an extensive document to help customers with “containment, remediation and monitoring”. This includes advising everyone to reset various passwords. In an update to its announcement, the company says: “SonicWall has completed its investigation, conducted in collaboration with leading IR Firm, Mandiant, into the scope of a recent cloud backup… [Continue Reading]