75,000 Fortinet firewalls compromised in global credential-stealing attack affecting major corporations
A massive cyberattack has compromised approximately 75,000 Fortinet firewall devices across 194 countries, with attackers stealing credentials belonging to major global corporations including FoxConn, Samsung, Comcast, Siemens, Lenovo, FedEx, and Oracle. Security researchers have verified the data breach, which in some cases has led to full network compromise of affected organizations. The article urges immediate password rotation for Fortinet firewall users.
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If you have a Fortinet firewall, it's time to stop and change your passwords.
Intruders somehow gained access to around 75,000 Fortinet firewall devices and stole credentials belonging to major corporations across 194 countries, in some cases leading to full network compromise.
Security researchers say that they have verified the data, and the cracked FortiGate passwords belong to accounts spanning multinational corporations including FoxConn, Samsung, Comcast, Siemens, Lenovo, FedEx, PxW, Accenture, Oracle
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Why are you even reading this?! Rotate your passwords!!
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