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Also, Eurail Breach, ChipSoft Hospital Disruptions, W3LL Phishing TakedownThis week, a "Raccoon"-linked actor hit help desks, Eurail exposed 308K users, Fortinet patched critical flaws, Pushpaganda scams, major data leaks hit healthcare and China, ransomware and phishing ops surged, and multiple breaches impacted firms and hospitals.

Researchers warn that a newly identified open-source AI security testing platform called CyberStrikeAI was used by the same threat actor behind a recent campaign that breached hundreds of Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. [...]

Also: Spanish Hacker Granted Russian Asylum, Microsoft Patches Zero-DaysThis week, a CISA warning, Nest footage in Nancy Guthrie case, Signal phishing. Spanish hacker, Russian asylum. Spanish ministry services offline. BYOVD ransomware. The Conduent breach hit Volvo. Microsoft patched zero-days. ZeroDayRAT targeted devices. The SmarterMail breach. Another Fortinet flaw.

Fortinet FortiGate devices are being targeted in automated attacks that create rogue accounts and steal firewall configuration data, according to cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf. [...]

Also: Texas AG Sues Smart TV Manufacturers, Fortinet SSO FlawsThis week, a leadership shakeup at Coupang, attackers exploited critical Fortinet SSO flaws, Pornhub data hacked, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued smart TV makers, auto finance provider 700Credit disclosed a breach affecting millions, A revived pro-Russia ransomware operation stumbled.

This week saw a lot of new cyber trouble. Hackers hit Fortinet and Chrome with new 0-day bugs. They also broke into supply chains and SaaS tools. Many hid inside trusted apps, browser alerts, and software updates

Also: Fortinet Flaws, Aisuru Botnet and Dutch Police Seize Bulletproof Host ServersThis week, the root cause of the Cloudflare outage, active exploitation of Fortinet flaws, Logitech disclosed a data breach, Microsoft headed off a record-breaking botnet attack, Dutch police seized bulletproof hosting servers and Princeton University disclosed a data breach after a phishing attack.

Fortinet's da Gama on Global Cyber Skill ShortageThe global cybersecurity skills shortage is leaving organizations open to more risk than ever, including increased data breach rates, higher recovery costs and prolonged disruptions. According to Fortinet's latest Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report, 86% of organizations experienced some type of breach in 2024 – a number only expected to keep increasing.

Fortinet Uncovers Long-Term Cyberespionage in RegionAn Iranian state-sponsored threat group conducted a years-long cyberespionage campaign targeting a Middle East critical infrastructure provider, with its operational technology network a key target. The attackers focused reconnaissance activity and credential theft on the OT network.

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

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. [...]

​Attackers are exploiting a new authentication bypass zero-day vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy to hijack Fortinet firewalls and breach enterprise networks. [...]

Also: Honeypot 'Jinn Ransomware,' Patch Tuesday and At Risk SectorsThis week, Researchers say Fortinet didn't fully patch FortiJump, "Jinn Ransomware" was a set up, Microsoft Patch Tuesday and a Moody's warning over at-risk sectors. Also, a debt servicing firm breach, a DemandScience breach and a malicious tool targetint GitHub users.

The incident is a reminder why organizations need to pay attention to how they store and secure data in SaaS and cloud environments.

Also: Critical WHOIS Vulnerability Exposes Internet Security Flaw in .mobi DomainsThis week, cyberthreats rising in Mexico; FBI warned of BEC scams; U.K. police arrested hacking suspect; Avis, Slim CD, Medicare and Fortinet disclosed breaches; Highline public schools reopened after cyberattack; a critical flaw was found in WHOIS; and Konni upped attacks on Russia, South Korea.

Cybersecurity giant Fortinet has confirmed it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to steal 440GB of files from the company's Microsoft Sharepoint server. [...]

Also: Critical Infrastructure Security and Fortinet's Latest AcquisitionIn the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed critical infrastructure security challenges, a report on the 2022 Medibank breach compromising personal data for 10 million people, and Fortinet's acquisition to integrate Lacework's cloud-native security into its Security Fabric and SASE platform.

Also: Catching Up With Spain's Most Dangerous HackerThis week, the FCC OK'd cybersecurity labeling, DarkGate exploited Google, Fortinet patched a bug, cyberattacks hit the French government and employment agencies, Google restricted Gemini AI chatbot and paid bug bounties, Microsoft had Patch Tuesday, Marine Max was attacked, and Alcasec moved on.

Chinese state-backed hackers broke into a computer network that's used by the Dutch armed forces by targeting Fortinet FortiGate devices