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Old Fortinet flaws under attack with new method its patch didn't prevent
2025-04-14 05:35

PLUS: Chinese robodogs include backdoor; OpenAI helps spammer; A Dutch data disaster; And more! Infosec In Brief Fortinet last week admitted that attackers have found new ways to exploit three...

Fortinet Warns Attackers Retain FortiGate Access Post-Patching via SSL-VPN Symlink Exploit
2025-04-11 17:55

Fortinet has revealed that threat actors have found a way to maintain read-only access to vulnerable FortiGate devices even after the initial access vector used to breach the devices was patched....

Fortinet: Hackers retain access to patched FortiGate VPNs using symlinks
2025-04-11 16:08

Fortinet warns that threat actors use a post-exploitation technique that helps them maintain read-only access to previously compromised FortiGate VPN devices even after the original attack vector...

Fortinet Urges FortiSwitch Upgrades to Patch Critical Admin Password Change Flaw
2025-04-08 17:53

Fortinet has released security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting FortiSwitch that could permit an attacker to make unauthorized password changes. The vulnerability, tracked as...

New kids on the ransomware block channel Lockbit to raid Fortinet firewalls
2025-03-14 11:01

It's March already and you haven't patched? Researchers are tracking a newly discovered ransomware group with suspected links to LockBit after a series of intrusions were reported starting in January.…

New SuperBlack ransomware exploits Fortinet auth bypass flaws
2025-03-13 19:57

A new ransomware operator named 'Mora_001' is exploiting two Fortinet vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access to firewall appliances and deploy a custom ransomware strain dubbed SuperBlack. [...]

Fortinet discloses second firewall auth bypass patched in January
2025-02-11 18:56

Fortinet has disclosed a second authentication bypass vulnerability that was fixed as part of a January 2025 update for FortiOS and FortiProxy devices. [...]

Fortinet warns of new zero-day exploited to hijack firewalls
2025-02-11 18:56

Fortinet warned today that attackers are exploiting another authentication bypass zero-day bug in FortiOS and FortiProxy to hijack Fortinet firewalls and breach enterprise networks. [...]

Week in review: 48k Fortinet firewalls open to attack, attackers “vishing” orgs via Microsoft Teams
2025-01-26 09:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: 48,000+ internet-facing Fortinet firewalls still open to attack Despite last week’s confirmation...

48,000+ internet-facing Fortinet firewalls still open to attack
2025-01-22 12:27

Despite last week’s confirmation of and warnings about long-standing exploitation of CVE-2024-55591, a critical vulnerability affecting Fortinet Fortigate firewalls, too many vulnerable devices...