TechnologyCyber operation against compromised routers2026-05-13🇺🇸
FBI remotely resets thousands of home and office routers, TP-Link affected
source: FBI -> target: Compromised home and small office routers affected by Russia's GRU (APT28/Fancy Bear)
On 2026-05-13, the FBI remotely reset thousands of compromised home and small office routers, according to a US Justice Department press release. The operation was aimed at devices the FBI said Russia's GRU had been exploiting via altered DNS settings, and it was designed to remove the malicious access without disrupting normal router functions.
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