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Threat Intelligence

ClingSTUN: The Linux Backdoor Hiding in Your Router's Traffic

A newly tracked malware strain is quietly turning home routers, security cameras, and smart-office hardware into a criminal relay network, and it uses the internet's own plumbing to avoid detection.

4 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Fortinet FortiMail Has a Critical Zero-Day Being Exploited and No Patch Yet

A vulnerability scored 9.8 out of 10 in Fortinet FortiMail lets attackers write files to affected servers without logging in. Fixes are not out yet. US federal agencies had until 4 October 2026 to apply workarounds.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

SectopRAT Hidden Inside Legitimate Audio Software to Steal Passwords and Take Remote Control

Fortinet's incident responders found a powerful remote-access trojan tucked inside a tampered copy of a real audio program. The malware can grab browser passwords, watch your screen, and hand full control of a Windows PC to criminals.

4 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Nearly 1,000 Windows Fixes in One Month: Two Zero-Days Already Being Exploited

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday lands 964 security fixes, two of them already in active use by criminals, plus roughly 20 bugs that could spread automatically across networks.

4 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Fortinet Fixes Two Critical Security Flaws That Let Attackers Bypass Logins Entirely

One bug hides secret keys inside web code anyone can read. Another turns a Chrome extension into a traffic spy. Neither needed a password.

3 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Hackers Are Exploiting a Fortinet Flaw to Plant Remote-Control Malware on Network Devices

A security bug in Fortinet's firewall and switch software is being used to silently take over devices and steal data. More than 178 machines are already infected, attacks have been running since at least July 2026, and the US government is telling federal agencies they have three days to patch.

3 min read
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AI Security

33 Cybersecurity Companies Changed Hands in August 2026

From Visa's $2.4 billion grab of fraud-detection firm BioCatch to Munich Re's $575 million bet on cyber insurance, August was a busy month for dealmaking in the security industry.

4 min read
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AI Security

Fortinet Buys AI Security Startup Virtue AI

The cybersecurity giant adds a specialist platform for testing and protecting AI models, chatbots, and autonomous software agents, as the market for AI security tools heats up fast.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

New Evooo1Bot malware is quietly turning home routers into criminal traffic relays

Researchers say the Mirai-based botnet has been hijacking gateway devices since July to sell as proxies, steal credentials, and launch attacks.

4 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Fortinet Patches Eight Flaws, Including Two That Let Attackers Log In Without Real Credentials

Two high-severity bugs in Fortinet's security products could let criminals talk their way past login screens they should never be able to reach.

3 min read
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Ransomware

US and Korean agencies warn about Gunra, a fast-growing ransomware gang built from leaked Conti code

The FBI, CISA and Korea's National Police Agency say Gunra has hit hospitals, utilities and manufacturers across five continents since April 2025.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Trojanised QuickFox VPN installer plants stealth backdoor on users' PCs

Fortinet researchers say a tampered version of the China-focused VPN app has been serving the FDMTP backdoor since at least August 2025, with tradecraft that overlaps activity tracked as Silver Fox.

3 min read
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Cloud Security

Fortinet unveils FortiGate 1200G firewall with built-in SASE enforcement for on-premises sites

The new midrange appliance pushes cloud-style security policy into company-controlled buildings and data centres, running at up to 397 Gbps. Availability is set for Q3 2026.

3 min read
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Vulnerabilities

CISA gives federal agencies a weekend to patch two Fortinet flaws already under attack

Two critical bugs in Fortinet's FortiSandbox let intruders run code without a password. Attackers are already trying them. Federal agencies have until Sunday to install the fix.

3 min read
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Vulnerabilities

CISA Flags Three Actively Exploited Bugs in Fortinet and SharePoint

Two Fortinet FortiSandbox command-injection flaws and a Microsoft SharePoint deserialization bug are being used in real attacks, the US cyber agency warns.

3 min read
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