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Russia Hacked Routers to Steal Microsoft Office Tokens

BACKGROUND
1 SIGNALFIRST DETECTED 7 April 2026
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How the story developed
7 Apr
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Other feeds and industry voices
8 Apr
Thousands of consumer routers hacked by Russia's military

End-of-life routers in homes and small offices hacked in 120 countries.

REPORT · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN 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
30 Jul
Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OWA Flaw to Keep Mailbox Access After Credential Rotation

The Russian threat actors recently linked to the exploitation of a now-patched vulnerability in Zimbra have been observed exploiting another vulnerability, this time in Microsoft

REPORT · HOW · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
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