The Global Reach of AI-Driven Attacks: Compromising 600+ FortiGate Devices in Minutes
A highly sophisticated, financially motivated threat actor has successfully leveraged commercial generative artificial intelligence to compromise over 600 FortiGate devices globally. This operation, spanning 55 countries, highlights the escalating use of AI to automate the discovery and exploitation of network infrastructure. Unlike traditional manual campaigns, this incident demonstrates how AI-assisted reconnaissance can rapidly identify and breach hardware vulnerabilities at scale, posing a significant challenge to modern perimeter defense strategies.
By Gourav Rajput
