Cybersecurity
Russia-Linked Hackers Hijack Routers to Steal Passwords, UK Says
A person uses a laptop computer with illuminated English and Russian Cyrillic character keys.
Source: BloombergRussian government-linked hackers are compromising popular internet routers to steal passwords for email accounts and other online services, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned.
The hackers, a group known as APT28, are associated with Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, according to research published Tuesday by the UK.