A significant wave of Fortinet device hacks has been reported, with over 14,000 devices compromised globally.The use of a symlink-based persistence technique by the threat actors has allowed long-term access to the compromised devices.The attacks are part of a larger pattern of web-accessible compromises, and users are advised to handle the systems with caution.Fortinet has provided mitigation and response measures to address the vulnerabilities and eliminate the malicious link.