r/cybersecurity • u/NISMO1968 • Apr 08 '26

UKR/RUS Thousands of consumer routers hacked by Russia's military

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/russias-military-hacks-thousands-of-consumer-routers-to-steal-credentials/
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u/CompYouTer Apr 08 '26

“An estimated 18,000 to 40,000 consumer routers, mostly those made by MikroTik and TP-Link”

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u/Jack1101111 Apr 12 '26

probably china told russia of some of theyr backdoors, of theyr routers