Cybersecurity giant Fortinet disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the theft of 440GB of files from the company’s Microsoft Sharepoint server.
A threat actor gained unauthorized access to a limited number of files stored on Fortinet’s instance of a third-party cloud-based shared file drive.
Fortinet confirmed that the incident did not result in malicious activity affecting any customers or their operations.
The number of impacted customers and the potential impact on the Australian federal government or critical infrastructure remain undisclosed.