19 October 2026 - 12:41

Category: IT Fail

Yet Another Fortinet Bug in the Wild

A telecommunications firm suffered a stealthy FortiGate implant courtesy of an exploited bug. Because what would an IT week be without Fortinet breaking something vital?

Yet Another Fortinet Bug in the Wild. A telecommunications firm suffered a stealthy FortiGate implant courtesy of an exploited bug. Because what would an IT week be without Fortinet breaking something vital?

Source: SecurityWeek

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Just another Tuesday in telecom, where an exploited Fortinet bug allowed attackers to sneak a persistent, stealthy FortiGate implant straight into the network. This lovely failure struck a telecommunications organization that evidently thought their edge appliances were actually guarding the perimeter. We protect ourselves by desperately tracking these Fortinet bugs before stealthy implants take up permanent residency, though why we even bother expecting bug-free appliances is beyond me.

#FortinetAgain #JustAnotherBug
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