Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Targeting Network Infrastructure Devices

Homeland Security Today: Since 2015, the U.S. government received information from multiple sources — including private and public sector cybersecurity research organizations and allies — that cyber actors are exploiting large numbers of enterprise-class and SOHO/residential routers and switches worldwide, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team said Monday.

The U.S. government assesses that cyber actors supported by the Russian government carried out this worldwide campaign. These operations enable espionage and intellectual property that supports the Russian Federation’s national security and economic goals.

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