A Russian-speaking hacker used GenAI to breach the FortiGate firewalls, targeting credentials and backups for possible ransomware follow-on attacks.

Hackers use AI, GenAI and LLMs to breach Fortinet FortiGate firewalls as cybersecurity and threat actors leverage AI for cyber-attacks, AWS report finds.

Amazon is warning that a Russian-speaking hacker used multiple generative AI services as part of a campaign that breached more than 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks.