The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
The US government and international partners have issued a warning regarding Russian state-sponsored hackers targeting home and small office routers. These devices are being compromised to create botnets that obscure malicious cyber activities.
Why it matters
The widespread compromise of consumer networking hardware poses a significant threat to global cybersecurity and critical infrastructure.
LOCK DOWN YOUR ROUTERS The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.
30 Credit: Getty Images | BernardaSv Credit: Getty Images | BernardaSv Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav The federal government is warning users of home and small office routers to secure their devices as Russia state hackers continue to mass-compromise them for use in obscuring nefarious actions against sensitive organizations in the public and private sectors.
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