Cyberattack impacts hundreds of Belgian institutions, raising serious national security concerns immediately. Law firms, local governments, and schools were all affected by this February incident.

Over one hundred stolen administrator accounts give cybercriminals ongoing online access, experts reveal.

Attack targeted systems linked to American cybersecurity company Fortinet, traced to Russian group. Hackers accessed many organizations through Fortinet partner portal, breaching networks efficiently.

Globally, more than seventy-five thousand firewalls breached, millions of login credentials stolen continually. Officials blame lack of multi-factor authentication and repeated passwords for increased vulnerability risk.