Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords

What Happened

Russian government hackers linked to Fancy Bear compromised at least 18,000 routers across 120 countries to steal passwords and access tokens. The group targeted unpatched MicroTik and TP-Link routers using known vulnerabilities. Hackers redirected internet traffic to fake websites to capture credentials. Victims included government departments, law enforcement, and email providers. Microsoft identified over 5,000 consumer devices affected. The FBI participated in disrupting the botnet infrastructure.

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