Security · 3h ago
FortiBleed Hack Harvests 110M Credentials from 430K FortiGate Firewalls
A Russian-speaking broker has targeted over 430,000 FortiGate firewalls globally since February 2026, harvesting 110 million credentials. The operation, dubbed FortiBleed, uses brute-force attacks and bespoke tools to collect and sell access. Affected organizations face heightened risk of network compromise and data theft.
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The scale of this operation underscores how initial access brokers have industrialized credential theft, making firewall hygiene a critical priority for enterprises.
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