Fully Patched SonicWall Gear Under Likely Zero-Day Attack

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A threat actor with likely links to the Abyss ransomware group is leveraging an apparent zero-day vulnerability to deploy the "Overstep" backdoor on fully up-to-date appliances.

July 17, 2025

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