Overview
Throughout early 2026, SentinelOne’s® Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) team has responded to several incidents where FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) appliances have been compromised to establish a foothold into the targeted environment. Each incident was detected and stopped during the lateral movement phase of the attack.
Fortinet has disclosed and issued patches fo...
In a skeptical analysis of this article, several manipulation patterns can be identified. The article presents two separate incidents as examples of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, but it is unclear whether these are isolated instances or part of a broader trend. The language used in the article suggests an emotional appeal to fear, highlighting the potential severity of these attacks without providing comprehensive data on their prevalence.
Additionally, the article frames these incide...