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A Coordinated Brute Force Campaign Targets Fortinet SSL VPN

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A Coordinated Brute Force Campaign Targets Fortinet SSL VPN

GreyNoise detected a coordinated brute force campaign against Fortinet SSL VPN on August 3rd, 2025, with over 780 unique IPs engaging in attack traffic. This represents the highest single-day volume of such activity observed in recent months.

Why it matters: Organizations running Fortinet SSL VPN should immediately verify account security, review login logs for unauthorized access attempts, and implement rate limiting or IP blocking to defend against this active threat campaign.

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A Coordinated Brute Force Campaign Targets Fortinet SSL VPN

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A Coordinated Brute Force Campaign Targets Fortinet SSL VPN

On August 3, 2025, GreyNoise detected a coordinated brute force attack against Fortinet SSL virtual private networks (VPNs), with over 780 unique IP addresses launching exploitation attempts in a single day. This volume represents the highest single-day attack rate recorded against this target in recent months.

Why it matters: Organizations running Fortinet SSL VPN endpoints face immediate credential compromise risk from this active campaign and should enforce strong password policies, multifactor authentication (MFA), and rate limiting to block brute force attempts.

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A Coordinated Brute Force Campaign Targets Fortinet SSL VPN

On August 3, 2025, GreyNoise detected a coordinated brute force attack against Fortinet SSL virtual private networks (VPNs), with over 780 unique IP addresses launching exploitation attempts in a single day. This volume represents the highest single-day attack rate recorded against this target in recent months.

Why it matters: Organizations running Fortinet SSL VPN endpoints face immediate credential compromise risk from this active campaign and should enforce strong password policies, multifactor authentication (MFA), and rate limiting to block brute force attempts.

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