US disrupts Russian hacking campaign that infiltrated home, small business routers: DOJ

Written by on February 16, 2024

The FBI coordinated with other foreign partners to disrupt the GRU-led campaign.

February 15, 2024, 12:49 PM ET

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The FBI announced Thursday it successfully disrupted a Russian GRU-led hacking campaign that infiltrated more than a thousand home and small business routers that were used to carry out cyber operations against countries around the world, including in the U.S.

The coordinated law enforcement action with other foreign partners is said to have successfully booted the GRU operators off the routers while locking out . . .



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