Fortinet Firewalls Hit With Malicious Configuration Changes
Automated infections of potentially fully patched FortiGate devices are allowing threat actors to steal firewall configuration files.
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Automated infections of potentially fully patched FortiGate devices are allowing threat actors to steal firewall configuration files.
Fortinet FortiGate devices are being targeted in automated attacks that create rogue accounts and steal firewall configuration data, according to cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf. [...]
Cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf has warned of a "new cluster of automated malicious activity" that involves unauthorized firewall configuration changes on Fortinet FortiGate devices
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