Amazon: AI-assisted hacker breached 600 FortiGate firewalls in 5 weeks

Published on February 21, 2026

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. [...]

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