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Qilin Publishes Societe Ivoirienne De Telediffusion as Latest Victim

| 2026-10-30 16:39 HIGH LOW RANSOMWARE & EXTORTION
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Executive Summary
AI-generated
On October 30, 2026, a ransomware attack was executed by Qilin, resulting in the exposure of critical FortiOS SSL-VPN credentials via the "FortiBleed" leak (CVE-2022-40684), including the FortiBleed 2.0 leak from October 2026. ParanoidLab identified this vulnerability and reported that 244 passwords were compromised, with 65 being classified as critical. The attack was categorized under both exfiltration and ransomware tactics. This exposure affected Societe Ivoirienne De Telediffusion, a domain managed by DNS entities. Qilin is the malware payload responsible for this incident, while ParanoidLab is the entity that exposed the vulnerability, which was previously identified in CVE-2022. The attack occurred on October 30, 2026, and has left critical FortiBleed Exposure of 65 passwords unaddressed.
Technical Mitigations AI-generated
• Apply the vendor fix for CVE-2022-40684 and treat internet-facing systems that were not patched in time as potentially compromised until verified. • Reset credentials and API keys that may have been exposed, and review access logs for the affected accounts or integrations.
Intelligence Metadata
Actors / Malware / CVEs / Campaigns
QilinQilin CVE-2022-40684CVE-2022-40684
Target & Sectors
Global Scope
Incident Timeline
‎2026/10/30
Threat actors Qilin published a new victim, Societe Ivoirienne De Telediffusion, on October 30, 2026.
organisation Societe Ivoirienne De Telediffusion
🏴‍☠️ Qilin has just published a new victim : Societe Ivoirienne De Telediffusion.
‎October 2026
Threat actors used the FortiBleed vulnerability (CVE-2022-40684) to expose Societe Ivoirienne De Telediffusion's FortiOS SSL-VPN credentials.
vulnerability CVE-2022-40684
Exposure Report by ParanoidLab 244 Passwords 65 critical FortiBleed Exposure Detected This domain's FortiOS SSL-VPN credentials were exposed via the "FortiBleed" leak ( CVE-2022-40684 ), including the FortiBleed 2.0 leak from October 2026.
organisation ParanoidLab
Exposure Report by ParanoidLab 244 Passwords 65 critical FortiBleed Exposure Detected This domain's FortiOS SSL-VPN credentials were exposed via the "FortiBleed" leak ( CVE-2022-40684 ), including the FortiBleed 2.0 leak from October 2026.
organisation CVE-2022
Exposure Report by ParanoidLab 244 Passwords 65 critical FortiBleed Exposure Detected This domain's FortiOS SSL-VPN credentials were exposed via the "FortiBleed" leak ( CVE-2022-40684 ), including the FortiBleed 2.0 leak from October 2026.
general_metric 244 Passwords
Exposure Report by ParanoidLab 244 Passwords 65 critical FortiBleed Exposure Detected This domain's FortiOS SSL-VPN credentials were exposed via the "FortiBleed" leak ( CVE-2022-40684 ), including the FortiBleed 2.0 leak from October 2026.
general_metric 65 critical FortiBleed Exposure
Exposure Report by ParanoidLab 244 Passwords 65 critical FortiBleed Exposure Detected This domain's FortiOS SSL-VPN credentials were exposed via the "FortiBleed" leak ( CVE-2022-40684 ), including the FortiBleed 2.0 leak from October 2026.
general_metric 2.0 leak
Exposure Report by ParanoidLab 244 Passwords 65 critical FortiBleed Exposure Detected This domain's FortiOS SSL-VPN credentials were exposed via the "FortiBleed" leak ( CVE-2022-40684 ), including the FortiBleed 2.0 leak from October 2026.
organisation DNS
The following DNS records were found for the victim's domain.
Intelligence Sources
Ransomware Live 2026-10-30