#credential-theft
- News · Oct 21, 2026Access broker k0t breached FortiGate and GlobalProtect edges and exposed more than 70,000 credentials
Group-IB and NyxLab reported on October 21 that k0t, a likely initial access broker, broke into Fortinet and Palo Alto edge devices with known CVEs and brute force, decrypted stolen FortiGate configs, and exposed more than 70,000 credentials tied to network devices and LDAP dumps.
- Analysis · Oct 20, 2026Remote access appliances are credential vaults, so patch day has to be rotation day
Four October disclosures about BeyondTrust, Ivanti and Fortinet gateways all ended the same way: the attacker left with the credentials the box was holding. A patch closes the door, but the passwords, keys and certificates that walked out stay valid until you rotate them.
- News · Oct 7, 2026FBI and Secret Service: FortiBleed is still active and locking victims out
A joint FBI and USSS advisory says the FortiBleed credential campaign is still scanning FortiGate VPNs with stolen logins, and some victims are being locked out when attackers delete or change the original admin accounts. No CVE is involved.