APT28 Hijacks SOHO Routers in Global DNS Espionage Push
Your home router, that innocent-looking box under your desk, can be turned against you: a Russia-linked cyber threat group, APT28, has been hijacking insecure SOHO routers worldwide to fuel a massive DNS espionage campaign. By exploiting vulnerabilities in popular router brands like MikroTik and TP-Link, they've been manipulating DNS settings to spy on…
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💡 Did you know? PRC-linked cyber actors have compromised over 260,000 devices worldwide, including home routers and IoT gadgets. That's 260,000 potential attack points, quietly turned into tools of espionage.
🔒 Cyber Tip: Change default passwords on your home devices and disable unnecessary features like UPnP to prevent them from being enlisted in botnet armies.
What security practices do you follow to keep your IoT devices safe? 🤔
Learn more about how edge device security is being compromised and what you can do to protect yourself. Read the full story here: https://guardiansofcyber.com/threats-vulnerabilities/edge-device-botnet-compromise-how-prc-linked-cyber-actors-exploit-iot-and-soho-routers-in-a-global-espionage-campaign/
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