AI-Assisted Threat Actor Compromises 600+ FortiGate Devices in 55 Countries

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A Russian-speaking threat actor leveraged commercial AI services to compromise over 600 FortiGate devices across 55 countries between January 11 and February 18, 2026. Amazon Threat Intelligence tracked this financially motivated campaign, demonstrating how cybercriminals are integrating generative AI tools into large-scale infrastructure attacks targeting enterprise firewalls.

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