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CISA has mandated that U.S. federal agencies patch a critical VPN vulnerability exploited by the Qilin ransomware group within three days to prevent unauthorized network access. The flaw impacts Check Point's remote access tools and firewalls, posing an immediate threat to civilian departments like Homeland Security and the State Department. This incident underscores the urgency of rapid vulnerability remediation for government infrastructure facing active exploitation by organized cybercriminals.
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CISA gives US federal agencies three days to fix a VPN bug under attack by a ransomware gang

TechCrunch1 min read

Check Point said hackers broke into dozens of organizations by exploiting a VPN bug in several of its products used across the government.

A ransomware group is actively exploiting an unpatched flaw in security tools used across the U.S. federal government, prompting…

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