According to TechCrunch, a Russian-speaking cybercriminal group is compromising Fortinet firewalls protecting major companies worldwide by exploiting previously known or default credentials. Once inside, they're using the firewalls as a bridgehead to target the companies' internal networks—a reminder that enterprise security appliances are only as strong as the passwords protecting them. The incident highlights a persistent vulnerability: many organizations still fail to change default credentials on critical infrastructure.

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