February 15, 2024 at 04:19PM The US government recently thwarted a botnet utilized by Russia’s GRU military intelligence unit for cyber espionage. Over a thousand compromised routers were neutralized, hindering the use of Moobot malware for data theft and network attacks. The FBI and Justice Department played pivotal roles in dismantling the cyber tools, aiming … Read more
February 15, 2024 at 03:50PM The Department of Justice disrupted a botnet operated by Russian military intelligence, Fancy Bear. The botnet was built on existing malware installed on Ubiquiti Edge OS routers with default passwords, allowing the GRU to launch cybercrimes. US law enforcement removed malicious files and urged router users to reset and update … Read more
February 15, 2024 at 02:45PM The US government has neutralized a Russian cyber espionage platform by disrupting a botnet of hundreds of Ubiquiti Edge OS routers controlled by the APT28 group. The routers were initially infected with ‘Moobot’ malware by cybercriminals and subsequently hijacked by the Russian group. The operation involved deleting stolen data and … Read more