Fortinet breach leaks thousands of network credentials, impacting global enterprises

Security researchers say a broad breach of Fortinet firewalls exposed plaintext credentials for about 74,000 devices across 194 countries, enabling attackers to access centralized authentication systems and move laterally into networks of major organizations including Oracle, Lenovo, FedEx, and a Turkish NATO contractor; investigators note many compromised devices remained online and the attackers reportedly used a GPU-based password-cracking operation, underscoring the risk across multiple industries.