Data breach hits $90b cyber giant Fortinet
The Department of Home Affairs is aware of the breach of the world's third-largest cybersecurity company, which says it protects "Australia's most critical infrastructure".
Global cybersecurity company Fortinet, which says it helps secure Australia's "most critical infrastructure", has experienced a breach in its network, affecting the data of customers across its Asia-Pacific arm.
Fortinet confirmed the incident in a statement to Capital Brief. A spokesperson said that an individual actor gained access to files on an "instance of a third-party cloud-based shared file drive" containing “limited data related to a small number of Fortinet customers".
“We have communicated directly with customers as appropriate,” a Fortinet spokesperson said. “To date, there is no indication that this incident has resulted in malicious activity affecting any customers.”
The company added that its "operations, products, and services have not been impacted".
