Researchers say sweeping hack campaign against Fortinet devices compromised prominent organisations

Researchers say a sweeping hacking campaign targeting devices made by Fortinet has led to compromises across the internet, with evidence of password theft at Fortune 500 companies and government agencies in more than 15 countries.

Most of the affected devices were in the United ‌States, India, and ⁠Taiwan, ⁠according to Hudson Rock, a firm that tracks cybercrime. Hudson Rock described the scale of the spy campaign as “staggering.”