- Britain's internet routers under attack from Russian 'cyberspies', experts say Mirror —
- Russia's Fancy Bear still attacking routers to boost fake sites, NCSC warns The Register —
- Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords Techcrunch —
- Russian military hackers reroute British internet users’ traffic Financial Times —
Russian Hackers Target UK Routers
Intelligence sources indicate that thousands of devices have already been compromised, allowing attackers to redirect internet traffic to malicious servers.
Once a router is infected, hackers can monitor unencrypted data and gain access to private corporate networks.
The NCSC has urged citizens to update their router firmware and change default administrative passwords immediately.
This campaign is part of a broader surge in Russian cyber activity targeting Western infrastructure amid heightened geopolitical tensions.