This week ·
Fortinet FortiGate firewall owners
How they got in, as reported. Stolen or reused passwords.
← All items this week- Date
- 7 Oct 2026
- Place
- South Korea
- Who
- Fortinet FortiGate firewall owners
- The way in
- Stolen or reused passwords
- Source
- BleepingComputer
01 · What was reported
What was reported.
Threat actors targeted tens of thousands of exposed Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and SSL VPN gateways worldwide. Attackers used previously compromised credentials to gain access, lock out legitimate administrators, and enable ransomware...
The way in, as the source states it: stolen or reused passwords.
02 · What we check for it
What we check for it.
Your firm's addresses in monitored breach databases.
03 · Source
Source.
Source: BleepingComputer ↗This page repeats what the source reported, with its date. It says nothing about any firm that is not named in it.