Critical Fortinet flaws now exploited in Qilin ransomware attacks

The Qilin ransomware operation has recently joined attacks exploiting two Fortinet vulnerabilities that allow bypassing authentication on vulnerable devices and executing malicious code remotely. Qilin (also tracked as Phantom Mantis) surfaced in August 2022 as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation under the "Agenda" name and has since claimed responsibility for over 310 victims on its dark web leak site. Its victim list also includes high-profile organizations, such as automotive giant Yangfeng, publishing giant Lee Enterprises, Australia's Court Services Victoria, and pathology services provider Synnovis. The Synnovis incident impacted several major NHS hospitals in London, which forced them to cancel hundreds of appointments and operations. Threat intelligence company PRODAFT, which spotted these new and partially automated Qilin ransomware attacks targeting several Fortinet flaws, also revealed that the threat actors are currently focusing on organizations from Spanish-spea ... Read full article.