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22 stories taggedFortinet.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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, banks and manufacturers across five continents since April 2025.

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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.

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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.

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Threat Intelligence

Fake Font Files Are Hiding Malware That Steals Passwords and Takes Over Windows PCs

A phishing campaign spotted since late March disguises malicious code as font files and runs it entirely in memory, making it nearly invisible to standard antivirus tools. FedEx and other familiar brands are being impersonated to get victims to open the door.

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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.

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Vulnerabilities

CISA Flags Three Actively Exploited Bugs in Fortinet and SharePoint

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

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Vulnerabilities

Fortinet, Ivanti, and ServiceNow patch 15 flaws, including a critical no-login attack on ServiceNow's AI platform

A flaw rated 9.5 out of 10 in severity lets criminals run malicious code on ServiceNow systems without needing a password. Twelve Fortinet products and two Ivanti tools also received fixes on the same day.

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Ransomware

FortiBleed's Credential Theft Linked to Ransomware Gangs

Researchers reveal FortiBleed's connections to ransomware groups, posing greater risks for affected organizations.

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Ransomware

FortiBleed: 11,000 Fortinet Firewalls Still Compromised, Now Tied to INC and Lynx Ransomware

Researchers say the same crew that hoarded credentials from hundreds of thousands of Fortinet firewalls has been sitting inside the negotiation panels of two major ransomware gangs.

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Ransomware

FortiBleed: Stolen FortiGate Credentials Now Fueling INC and Lynx Ransomware Attacks

Credentials harvested from hundreds of thousands of compromised FortiGate devices are feeding active ransomware operations — and defenders who haven't rotated credentials post-patch are still exposed.

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Ransomware

FortiBleed Credential Haul Now Feeding INC and Lynx Ransomware Crews

A single operator was spotted running negotiation panels for both gangs, turning stolen FortiGate logins into ransomware payloads.

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Threat Intelligence

FortiBleed: Russian-Speaking Broker Tied to 430K FortiGate Credential Harvest

Researchers attribute the long-running operation to a financially motivated IAB, with credential lists feeding brute-force runs against exposed FortiGate appliances since February.

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