Over 86,000 Fortinet VPNs and firewalls breached using leaked passwords
More than 86,000 Fortinet VPNs and firewalls used by companies around the world were breached. The attackers exploited leaked passwords rather than a new vulnerability.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- More than 86,000 Fortinet VPNs and firewalls breached
- Cause / method
- Exploitation of leaked passwords
- Location
- Other countries
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataPassword
- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
Timeline
- Allegations emerged that tens of thousands of Fortinet firewalls used by major companies worldwide had been hacked.
- It emerged that the attacks exploited leaked passwords rather than a new vulnerability.
- The number of breached Fortinet VPNs and firewalls was reported to be more than 86,000.
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