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FortiBleed campaign used custom FortiGate sniffer to steal credentials
Security firm SOCRadar says the large-scale FortiBleed campaign targeting Fortinet FortiGate devices used custom sniffers to harvest authentication secrets from compromised firewalls and steal credentials. The report, published today, expands on the company’s previous research into the large-scale “FortiBleed” campaign, which revealed a collection of Fortinet VPN credentials associated with more than 80,000 firewall URLs worldwide. According to SOCRadar, […]
FortiBleed leak exposes Fortinet VPN credentials for 73,000 devices.
A newly discovered data leak dubbed “FortiBleed” has exposed what appears to be a collection of Fortinet and FortiGate VPN credentials for 73,932 firewall URLs at organizations worldwide. The exposed data was first discovered by security researcher Bob Diachenko, who says he found a server containing what appeared to be valid Fortinet VPN credentials, including […]
FortiBleed leak exposes Fortinet VPN credentials for 73,000 devices.
A newly discovered data leak dubbed “FortiBleed” has exposed what appears to be a collection of Fortinet and FortiGate VPN credentials for 73,932 firewall URLs at organizations worldwide. The exposed data was first discovered by security researcher Bob Diachenko, who says he found a server containing what appeared to be valid Fortinet VPN credentials, including […]
CISA gives feds 3 days to patch Check Point VPN bug exploited as zero-day
CISA has ordered U.S. government agencies to secure their Check Point Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access deployments against a critical vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks by Qilin ransomware affiliates. Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this security flaw (tracked as CVE-2026-50751) to bypass authentication and establish a remote access VPN connection on targeted Mobile Access/SSL VPNs, […]
Check Point links VPN zero-day attacks to Qilin ransomware gang
Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point has released security updates to patch a critical flaw affecting Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access deployments, which was exploited in zero-day attacks. Tracked as CVE-2026-50751, this vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers to bypass authentication on targeted Mobile Access / SSL VPNs, Remote Access VPNs, or Spark firewalls […]
Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN auth bypass flaw now exploited in attacks
Palo Alto Networks is warning that hackers are now exploiting a PAN-OS GlobalProtect authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-0257, in attacks attempting to breach corporate networks. The company fixed the CVE-2026-0257 flaw earlier this month, warning that it could be used to establish unauthorized VPN connections on the device. “GlobalProtect portal and gateway of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® […]
Police seize “First VPN” service used in ransomware, data theft attacks
A virtual private network service called ‘First VPN,’ used in ransomware and data theft attacks, has been taken offline in a joint international law enforcement operation. Authorities have seized dozens of First VPN servers located in 27 countries, arrested the administrator, and conducted a house search in Ukraine. The VPN service was advertised on various […]
Firefox now has a free built-in VPN with 50GB monthly data limit
Mozilla released Firefox 149 with added privacy protection through a built-in VPN tool offering up to 50GB of monthly traffic. The feature uses a secure proxy server to route only traffic from the browser, unlike the company’s commercial Mozilla VPN, which covers system-wide traffic. “Whether you’re using public Wi-Fi while traveling, searching for sensitive health information, […]
Fake enterprise VPN downloads used to steal company credentials
A threat actor tracked as Storm-2561 is distributing fake enterprise VPN clients from Ivanti, Cisco, and Fortinet to steal VPN credentials from unsuspecting users. The attackers manipulate search results (SEO poisoning) for common queries like “Pulse VPN download” or “Pulse Secure client” to redirect victims to spoofed VPN vendor sites that closely mimic VPN solutions from legitimate […]
Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites
A Spanish court has granted precautionary measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN, ordering the two popular VPN providers to block 16 websites that facilitate piracy of football matches. The restrictions will apply to a dynamic list of IP addresses in Spain, and there will be no opportunity for appeals. The measures were taken ‘inaudita parte’, meaning that the […]