US and allies warn of Russian critical infrastructure attacks

Russian hackers exploit weak router security to breach critical infrastructure, Western allies warn

The guidance comes as the United Kingdom and European Union blamed a major Russian intelligence unit for an attempted attack on Poland’s power grid last year.

Officials once again warn defenders that Russian hackers are targeting network devices

Russian state-sponsored hackers are breaking into critical infrastructure around the world by exploiting poorly configured and vulnerable networking devices, authorities from the United States and 12 additional countries said in a joint cybersecurity advisory Monday. Officials once again urged defenders to take more preventative measures to thwart attacks from the Russian Federal Security Service Center 16, which has been actively targeting crit…

US authorities warn of Russian attacks on critical infrastructure

The US authorities NSA, FBI, and CISA warn that Russian hackers have recently carried out a number of attacks on critical infrastructure in North America and Europe. Hackers are reportedly breaking into networks using vulnerable and misconfigured routers, making it extra important to install the latest security patches. The most vulnerable are infrastructure related to energy, communications, healthcare, industry, the economy, and defense. Autho…

US and allies warn of Russian critical infrastructure attacks

Cybersecurity agencies from the United States and eight other countries have issued a joint warning that Russian state hackers are targeting vulnerable and poorly configured routers to infiltrate critical infrastructure networks.