Amany Hassan

Amany Hassan

Amany Hassan is a news editor and content reviewer at VPNX, specializing in technology, cybersecurity, and digital privacy topics. Her focus is on reviewing, fact-checking, and refining articles to ensure accuracy, clarity, and added value — delivering reliable and well-edited news to readers.

WatchGuard VPN Bug Lets Remote Code Exec (CVE-2025-9242)

WatchGuard

In September 2025, WatchGuard disclosed a critical vulnerability in its Fireware OS labeled CVE-2025-9242, which affects the IKEv2 component of its VPN infrastructure. The flaw is an out-of-bounds write in the iked process and may permit a remote unauthenticated attacker…

SonicWall VPN Devices Widely Compromised

SonicWall

Security teams have sounded alarms after a wave of compromises affecting SonicWall SSL VPN devices and MySonicWall cloud backups. Multiple incident responders report rapid account takeovers across customer environments, with evidence pointing to leaked firewall backup files, credential reuse, and…

Windscribe Adds Post-Quantum WireGuard

Windscribe

Windscribe has rolled out post-quantum protections for its WireGuard implementation — a proactive step to defend VPN key exchanges against future quantum-computer attacks(Enterprise VPNs face) . The provider uses a hybrid approach that combines traditional X25519 key exchange with a…

Malicious SEO campaign targets VPN-client installer sites

Malicious SEO

When you search for software downloads, you trust that the top result is legitimate. But threat actors are increasingly weaponizing that trust(Malicious SEO). A recent campaign uncovered by Zscaler demonstrates how attackers are poisoning search engine results (SEO poisoning) to…

Firms shift from VPN to Zero Trust for remote access

Zero Trust

In the evolving landscape of remote and hybrid work, many organizations are asking whether the classic VPN model still holds up. The answer increasingly is: no. According to recent industry research and vendor commentary, companies are moving away from traditional…