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#2 The Hacker News general August 03, 2026 at 16:15 UTC

INC Ransomware Emerges as Dominant Actor Exploiting SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaws

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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INC Ransomware has emerged as the dominant threat actor exploiting recently disclosed SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 series VPN vulnerabilities, accelerating attacks since early August 2026 and listing multiple victims on its data leak site. Resecurity's report documents INC leveraging these flaws for root access and lateral movement into enterprise networks. Organizations running SMA 1000 appliances should treat unpatched instances as critically exposed given active, targeted exploitation by a prolific ransomware group.

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