Hackers claim 440GB of user data breached from large cybersecurity company

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Hackers take 440GB of user data from one of the largest cybersecurity companies and post it to a hacking forum.

Cybersecurity firm Fortinet has confirmed that user data has been taken from its Microsoft Sharepoint server and was posted to a hacking forum early this morning, as BleepingComputer reports.

Recommended Videos Although the threat actor tried to extort Fortinet, the cybersecurity company refused to pay. The cybersecurity company has already communicated with affected users regardin,g the issue but has not confirmed the specific data the threat actor took. For now, the company has not confirmed how many users are affected, but said it did affect those located in the Asia-Pacific region. The incident has not impacted operations at the company, and services are still running smoothly.

 

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