SonicWall Firewall Devices 0-day Vulnerability Actively Exploited by Akira Ransomware

Suspected zero-day in SonicWall SSL VPNs is being actively exploited by the Akira ransomware group to gain initial access (often via compromised credentials and VPS-hosted IPs), bypass MFA in some cases, and rapidly deploy ransomware; organizations are advised to disable SonicWall SSL VPN immediately and follow hardening measures while vendors and investigators continue analysis.