Login credentials for thousands of Fortinet firewalls leaked

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Hackers reportedly breached 74,000 Fortinet firewalls across 194 countries and obtained credentials from a wide range of companies and organizations. The exposure affects many industries, including major enterprises such as Oracle, Chevron, Lenovo, Foxconn, Samsung, Siemens, and a NATO subcontractor. Users of Fortinet firewalls should immediately check for signs of compromise in their systems. If they find evidence of intrusion, they need to reset credentials as soon as possible. The incident highlights broad operational and security risk for organizations that rely on firewall infrastructure.

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