The FBI just remotely reset thousands of home and small office routers – and your TP-Link could be on the hitlist
- The FBI has remotely reset thousands of routers
- The Russian GRU had compromised end-of-life devices
- Routers that have been reset should be replaced, and network setting checked
The FBI have remotely reset thousands of home and small office routers after releasing a joint press release detailing how Russia has been compromising devices.
Some brands of routers are known for lasting upwards of a decade, and while that's great for the consumer, the developers will often stop releasing updates to keep the router secure.
This leaves them open to compromise by attackers, specifically Russia’s Main Directorate of the General Staff (GRU), tracked as APT28 or Fancy Bear, which has been snooping on unsecured routers since at least 2024, the FBI said.
Time to replace your router
If your device is included in the list of compromised devices (listed below), and you have found that it has been reset, the FBI...
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