# FortiGate

FortiGate firewalls are actively being exploited, with attackers creating rogue admin accounts and accessing sensitive data. Meanwhile, a report details cyber attacks on energy and manufacturing sites linked to FortiGate exploits.

### About FortiGate
FortiGate is a line of network security hardware and software products from Fortinet, including firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion prevention systems.  

### Top FortiGate News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"CERT Polska Details Coordinated Cyber Attacks on 30+ Wind and Solar Farms Poland linked December [----] cyber attacks on energy and manufacturing sites to Static Tundra involving DynoWiper and FortiGate exploits"  
[News Link](https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/poland-attributes-december-cyber.html) [@TheHackersNews](/creator/x/TheHackersNews) 2026-01-31T07:11Z 1M followers, 23K engagements



### Top FortiGate Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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"DNAT vs SNAT in FortiGate Firewall (Simple Explanation) Network Address Translation (NAT) is a core firewall feature that allows traffic to be redirected or masked between private and public networks. In FortiGate firewalls NAT is commonly used in two forms: DNAT and SNAT. 🔹 What is DNAT (Destination NAT) DNAT changes the destination IP address of incoming traffic. Purpose: Used when traffic comes from outside to inside Commonly used for publishing internal servers to the internet How it works: An external user accesses a public IP FortiGate translates that public IP to a private internal"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_yFFAGgdnr4) [@networkeducative](/creator/youtube/networkeducative) 2026-02-02T20:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"# Default Credentials - Part [--] 🔐 [--]. VMware vCenter User: administrator@vsphere.local Password: Admin23 [--]. Fortinet FortiGate User: admin Password: blank [--]. F5 BIG-IP User: admin Password: admin [--]. Palo Alto Networks User: admin Password: admin [--]. Check Point User: admin Password: admin [--]. Jenkins User: admin Password: password [--]. GitLab User: root Password: 5iveLfe [--]. Grafana User: admin Password: admin [--]. Kibana User: elastic Password: changeme [--]. MongoDB User: admin Password: admin [--]. PostgreSQL User: postgres Password: postgres [--]. Oracle Database User: SYSTEM Password: manager [--]. Redis No"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheMsterDoctor1/status/2014937381363720254) [@TheMsterDoctor1](/creator/x/TheMsterDoctor1) 2026-01-24T05:44Z 32.7K followers, 32.7K engagements


"Active exploitation of FortiGate firewalls is underway with attackers abusing FortiCloud SSO to gain legitimate admin accesseven on fully patched systems. Threat actors are creating rogue admin accounts modifying VPN rules and exporting device configurations containing hashed credentials and internal network maps. Nearly [-----] devices remain exposed. This visual breaks down whats impacted and provides a clear immediate mitigation checklist organizations must follow right now to reduce risk and regain control. FortiGate Firewalls Compromised: Whats Exposed and How to Lock It Down FortiGate"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@cyber_warrior76/video/7598396107076472094) [@cyber_warrior76](/creator/tiktok/cyber_warrior76) 2026-01-23T03:37Z 59.8K followers, 130.9K engagements


"Fortigate 200E #fg200e #fortinet #fortigate #firewall #network"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@vutechnology/video/7588164979057020181) [@vutechnology](/creator/tiktok/vutechnology) 2025-12-26T13:55Z [--] followers, 18.6K engagements

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