Major Cyber Breach: Russian Hackers Compromise UK Government Logins

Russian-linked attackers exploited vulnerabilities in over 80,000 Fortinet firewalls (referred to as 'FortiBleed'), compromising UK government and Foreign Office email accounts and exposing credentials from critical sectors including the NHS and energy providers; stolen logins are being sold on dark web forums and authorities (NCSC) have issued alerts and advised network audits as risks of follow-on ransomware and other attacks grow.