US EditionAmazon: Low-Skill Hacker Used AI Tools to Breach FortiGate Devices Globally
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A Russian-speaking hijacker used simple commercial-generative AI tools to compromise more than 600 FortiGate aircraft in 55 countries, according to the security research team of AWS. The malicious activity was observed between 11 January and 18 February 2026. According to AWS, the attacker systematically sought out the management ports exposed to [...] The post L的IA allows a hacker with little technical knowledge to compromise more than 600 Fort…
AI helps novice threat actor compromise FortiGate devices in dozens of countries
A Russian-speaking threat actor used AI to plan, manage and conduct cyberattacks on organisations with misconfigured firewalls in 55 countries in January and February, according to Amazon researchers. The compromises of more than 600 Fortinet FortiGate devices, which occurred between 11 January and 18 February, were notable in that they did not exploit any technical [… The post AI helps novice threat actor compromise FortiGate devices in dozens …
Cybercriminals are increasingly using commercial AI services for attacks. A new Amazon campaign shows how even less experienced perpetrators are causing damage worldwide.
Threat actors are increasingly using AI tools to carry out their attacks. Shutterstock/Gorodenkoff. Security researchers at Amazon Web Services (AWS) report that a Russian-speaking hacker succeeded in compromising more than 600 FortiGate firewalls between January 11 and February 18, 2026. According to the report, no FortiGate vulnerabilities were exploited; instead, the hacker first attacked firewalls with weak passwords. He then used an AI tool…
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