SonicWall says it was victim of ‘sophisticated’ hack

It wasn’t clear if the SonicWall breach was related to the recent cyberattack against US government agencies and companies – including cybersecurity firms – by suspected Russian hackers, which authorities have described as sophisticated. — Bloomberg

The cybersecurity company SonicWall Inc said it was the victim of a coordinated attack on its internal systems by “highly sophisticated” hackers.

The Silicon Valley-based company said it’s investigating a compromise in its Secure Mobile Access 100 series, which “simplifies end-to-end secure remote access to corporate resources”, according to the company website.