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Firestarter malware survives Cisco firewall updates, security patches

  • Bill Toulas--BleepingComputer
  • published date: 2026-04-24 20:34:08 UTC

Cybersecurity agencies in the U.S. and U.K. are warning about a custom malware called Firestarter persisting on Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall devices running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) or Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. [...]

Cybersecurity agencies in the U.S. and U.K. are warning about a custom malware called Firestarter persisting on Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall devices running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) o… [+4060 chars]