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US and UK warn that Russia has been hacking routers worldwide
This morning, reports surfaced that UK Prime Minister Theresa May has been briefed on possible incoming Russian-based cyberattack that could lead to the release of compromising information about the country's lawmakers. But the threat has been expanded beyond gaining leverage on politicians. UK cyber intelligence agency NCSC, the FBI and the DHS have jointly accused Russian-based attackers of engaging a campaign for months trying to compromise routers, switches and firewalls around the world to hijack the Internet's infrastructure.
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+1Submitted 6 years ago by AdelleChattre
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I'd have thought that since the Chinese made them, they would be the "hackers". Maybe it's the Russians using their exploits and back doors though.