Threat Brief: Mitigating Large-Scale Credential Attacks

A sophisticated, large-scale credential theft campaign known as "FortiBleed" is targeting internet-exposed Fortinet, Sophos, and MSSQL devices through password spraying and offline cracking, with stolen credentials being sold on the dark web and attackers leveraging privilege escalation for persistent access, underscoring the urgent need for robust authentication, access hardening, and continuous monitoring.