Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls Hit by Malicious Configuration Changes Through Automated Infections

Fortinet FortiGate firewalls are experiencing malicious configuration modifications via automated infections. Attackers manage to compromise devices that may be fully patched and steal firewall configuration files. The article notes that these attacks allow threat actors to access sensitive configurations of FortiGate equipment, though it does not specify the infection method used or the extent of the compromises.