SBU, FBI uncover Russian router hacking campaign

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), together with the FBI, Polish counterintelligence, and EU law enforcement agencies, has uncovered a large-scale cyber-espionage operation by Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU) targeting users in Ukraine, Europe, and the United States via compromised Wi-Fi routers.

According to the SBU, Russian operatives hacked vulnerable home and office routers that lacked up-to-date security measures. After gaining access, they rerouted internet traffic through a network of controlled servers.

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