{"id":1274,"date":"2024-06-12T10:54:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T10:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2024-06-12T10:54:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T10:54:54","slug":"china-backed-hackers-exploit-fortinet-flaw-infecting-20000-systems-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/blog\/china-backed-hackers-exploit-fortinet-flaw-infecting-20000-systems-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"China-Backed Hackers Exploit Fortinet Flaw, Infecting 20,000 Systems Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>State-sponsored threat actors backed by China gained access to 20,000 Fortinet FortiGate systems worldwide by exploiting a known critical security flaw between 2022 and 2023, indicating that the operation had a broader impact than previously known.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The state actor behind this campaign was already aware of this vulnerability in FortiGate systems at least two months before Fortinet disclosed the vulnerability,&#8221; the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said in a new bulletin. &#8220;During this so-called zero-day period, the actor alone infected 14,000 devices.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The campaign targeted dozens of Western governments, international organizations, and a large number of companies within the defense industry. 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