Russian Government Hackers Compromise Thousands of Home Routers for Credential Theft
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Priya Nair
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The Brief
Fancy Bear (APT28), a Russian state-sponsored hacking group, has infiltrated thousands of residential routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens. The widespread espionage campaign demonstrates how residential networks remain vulnerable entry points for nation-state attacks targeting sensitive credentials.
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