Amazon Accuses Russian Cybercriminals of Using AI for Cyberattacks on Fortinet Firewalls
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Amazon has accused Russian cybercriminals of using offensive generative AI to launch cyberattacks targeting over 600 FortiGate firewalls from Fortinet. The attacks aimed to compromise the firewalls, though specific technical details such as attack vectors, exact dates, or CVE identifiers were not disclosed. The incident highlights the use of AI-driven offensive techniques by threat actors to exploit vulnerabilities in critical security infrastructure. No further impacts, such as data breaches or operational disruptions, were explicitly stated in the report.