PEERSTITCH Malware Deployed via FortiOS Flaw Bypasses Checks on Tagged VPN Sessions
Attackers exploited a patched FortiOS flaw to deploy PEERSTITCH, a memory-resident implant that bypasses checks on tagged VPN sessions.
A suspected advanced threat actor has been observed exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet FortiOS to deliver a previously unreported memory-resident ARM64 malware known as PEERSTITCH. The attack involves the exploitation of CVE-2025-61624 (CVSS scor... [5999 chars]
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- Business
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- Films & OTT
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- Friday, 16 October 2026, 10:29 am IST
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