UK's NCSC warns that Russian APT28 (Fancy Bear) continues exploiting SOHO router vulnerabilities to hijack DNS and harvest credentials through phishing. The group targets TP-Link, Cisco, and MikroTik devices, redirecting victims to counterfeit service pages. Activity has been tracked since 2021, with Ukraine-located routers believed to be priority targets for military intelligence gathering.
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Russia's Fancy Bear still attacking routers to boost fake sites, NCSC warns
Russian APT28 exploits SOHO routers from TP-Link, Cisco, and MikroTik to hijack DNS and harvest credentials via phishing, with Ukrainian targets prioritized for military intelligence.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline
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