FortiBleed attack compromises 74,000 Fortinet firewalls globally (heise.de)
0xBASE INTEL BRIEF
- 74,000 Fortinet devices compromised worldwide.
- 1.16 billion password attempts; possible zero-day use.
- CISA advisory issued; German companies affected.
"A large-scale attack campaign dubbed FortiBleed has compromised approximately 74,000 Fortinet firewalls worldwide, according to security researcher Volodymyr Diachenko. Attackers used brute-force credential stuffing and possibly a zero-day vulnerability. German organizations including Telekom and Mercedes-Benz are among the targets. CISA issued a warning on June 18 urging password resets and MFA."
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