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Interlock ransomware gang pushes fake IT tools in ClickFix attacks

The Interlock ransomware gang now uses ClickFix attacks that impersonate IT tools to breach corporate networks and deploy file-encrypting malware on devices.

ClickFix is a social engineering tactic where victims are tricked into executing dangerous PowerShell commands on their systems to supposedly fix an error or verify themselves, resulting in the installation of malware.

Though this isn’t the first time ClickFix has been linked to ransomware infections, confirmation about Interlock shows an increasing trend in these types of threat actors utilizing the tactic.

SonicWall SMA VPN devices targeted in attacks since January

A remote code execution vulnerability affecting SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances has been under active exploitation since at least January 2025, according to cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf.

This security flaw (CVE-2021–20035) impacts SMA 200, SMA 210, SMA 400, SMA 410, and SMA 500v devices and was patched almost four years ago, in September 2021, when SonicWall said it could only be exploited to take down vulnerable appliances in denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.

However, the company updated the four-year-old security advisory on Monday to flag the security bug as exploited in attacks, expand the impact to include remote code execution, and upgrade the CVSS severity score from medium to high severity.

ASUS warns of critical auth bypass flaw in routers using AiCloud

ASUS is warning about an authentication bypass vulnerability in routers with AiCloud enabled that could allow remote attackers to perform unauthorized execution of functions on the device.

The vulnerability, tracked under CVE-2025–2492 and rated critical (CVSS v4 score: 9.2), is remotely exploitable via a specially crafted request and requires no authentication, making it particularly dangerous.

“An improper authentication control vulnerability exists in certain ASUS router firmware series,” reads the vendor’s bulletin.

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