Chinese Hackers Exploited Fortinet zero-day Flaw to hack Dutch defense networks

Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2022-42475) in Fortinet’s virtual private network to gain unauthorized access to the Dutch defense networks. The hackers then deployed COATHANGER malware, a sophisticated tool to establish persistence. The Dutch Ministry of Defence reported that their internal computer network was breached by hackers last year. The nature and extent […]

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