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FortiBleed Hackers Team Up with Ransomware Gangs, Exploit Nextcloud Zero-Day

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Dark Reading ·

Attackers who compromised thousands of Fortinet firewalls via the FortiBleed campaign are now collaborating with Inc. and Lynx ransomware gangs. They are also exploiting a Nextcloud zero-day vulnerability to deepen access. The monetization phase follows a breach that affected an estimated 10,000 devices.

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The pivot to ransomware partnerships and additional zero-day exploitation suggests the FortiBleed operation is more organized and persistent than a typical mass-scanning campaign.
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