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Thousands of consumer routers hacked by Russia's military

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2 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 8 April 2026
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How the story developed
8 Apr
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Other feeds and industry voices
7 Apr
Russia Hacked Routers to Steal Microsoft Office Tokens

Hackers linked to Russia's military intelligence units are using known flaws in older Internet routers to mass harvest authentication tokens from Microsoft Office users, security

REPORT · WHEN · Krebs on SecurityOPEN STORY
8 Apr
Russian hacking group targets home and small office routers to spy on users

The FBI, NCSC, and Microsoft warn of an ongoing Russian campaign hijacking DNS settings on home and small office routers to spy on users.

REPORT · WHAT · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
7 Apr
Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.

Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
7 Apr
UK exposes Russian military intelligence hijacking vulnerable routers for cyber attacks

New advisory warns cyber threat group APT28 have exploited vulnerable edge devices to support malicious operations.

REPORT · WHAT · NCSC UKOPEN STORY
20 Jul
Russian Intelligence Hacks IP Cameras to Spy on Military Logistics Across NATO States and Ukraine

At least one Russian intelligence service is systematically hijacking internet-connected security cameras across Europe and Ukraine, using the feeds to watch military transport

REPORT · WHERE · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
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