Fortinet Details

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    Fortinet

    Sunnyvale, California • 12000 employees • Technology

    United States

    Industry

    Technology

    Security Incidents

    2

    Fortinet, Inc. is a multinational cybersecurity company primarily focused on delivering advanced security solutions to individuals, businesses, and government organizations. It specializes in products such as firewalls, endpoint security, intrusion detection systems, and unified threat management appliances. Founded by brothers Ken Xie and Michael Xie in the year 2000, Fortinet has grown to become one of the most prominent names in the cybersecurity industry.

    The company's notable products include the FortiGate firewall, FortiAnalyzer for data analytics, and FortiClient for endpoint security,...
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    Security Incidents

    Fortinet Breach of Jun 2024
    Severity Score
    Significant to High

    Type

    Zero-Day Exploit

    Summary

    In October 2024, Fortinet experienced a cyber incident targeting its FortiManager tool, a centralized console used to manage a wide array of Fortinet devices. An exploit was carried out using a critical vulnerability, designated CVE-2024-47575, which involved a missing authentication flaw in the fgfmd daemon. This vulnerability enabled remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, potentially affecting up to 100,000 devices managed by FortiManager.

    The threat actor, referred to as UNC5820, exploited this vulnerability beginning in June 2024 to compromise more than 50 instances of FortiManager. ...
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    Severity

    The intrusion involving Fortinet's FortiManager tool represents a significant cyber threat, primarily due to the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-47575, which facilitated unauthorized access by a threat actor identified as UNC5820. This exploit allowed attackers to compromise over 50 FortiManager instances, enabling access to sensitive device management data that could be leveraged for potential future attacks. Although no malicious follow-on activities have been reported yet, the scale, sophistication, and potential impact of the breach underscore the severity of the incident.

    The exploitatio...
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    Impact

    The recent cyber incident involving Fortinet was a significant exploitation characterized by a data breach of reconnaissance information through a critical vulnerability in its FortiManager tool, identified as CVE-2024-47575. Customer data wasn't directly mentioned as being exposed; however, sensitive reconnaissance data was gathered, including device configurations and hashed passwords. It did not result in any services or systems being taken offline, but the extent of unauthorized access pointed to potential future risk profiles. No intellectual property, source code, or internal company dat...
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    Fortinet Breach of Sep 2024
    Severity Score
    Significant to High

    Type

    Data Breach

    Summary

    On September 12, 2024, Fortinet confirmed a data breach after a hacker, known as "Fortibitch," claimed to have stolen 440GB of files from the company's Azure SharePoint server. The attacker accessed a third-party cloud-based shared file drive containing data related to a small number of Fortinet customers. Following unsuccessful ransom negotiations, the hacker released the credentials to an Amazon S3 bucket where the data was stored, thereby making it available for download.

    Fortinet's investigation revealed that less than 0.3% of its customer base was affected, equating to around 2,325 organ...
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    Severity

    The Fortinet data breach on September 12, 2024, resulted in the theft of 440GB of sensitive files from their Azure SharePoint server by the hacker "Fortibitch." The exposed information included customer data, financial and marketing documents, and HR data from Fortinet's Indian operations, affecting around 2,325 organizations. Although the breach did not disrupt services or compromise Fortinet's internal network, the public exposure of the stolen data and the scale of the incident highlight the significant impact and potential risks associated with cloud environments.

    Considering the scope of...
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    Impact

    Fortinet experienced a data breach on September 12, 2024, when the hacker "Fortibitch" stole 440GB of files from their Azure SharePoint server. The exposed information included some customer data, financial and marketing documents, and HR data from Fortinet's Indian operations. Although only about 2,325 organizations were affected, the hacker made the stolen data publicly accessible.

    No systems or services were taken offline as a result, and there was no indication that Fortinet’s internal network or core operations were compromised. The incident did not involve ransomware or data encryption ...
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