Attacks Target Freshly Patched, Critical Fortinet Flaws

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Chinese attackers targeted a critical vulnerability in FortiSIEM appliances just two days after the patch was released; this highlights the ongoing risk of edge device vulnerabilities.

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Original Source Material

Chinese Attackers Among Those Tied to Attempted Exploits of FortiSIEM Appliances Critical vulnerabilities in edge devices are continuing to be discovered by security researchers and rapidly targeted by attackers. Lately, this includes a critical vulnerability in Fortinet's FortiSIEM appliances, which Chinese and other hackers began targeting just two days post-patch.