Federal Agencies Warn of Russian Hacking Targeting Home Routers, Urge Security Measures
Federal agencies, including the FBI and NSA, have issued a warning about Russian hackers exploiting vulnerabilities in small-office/home-office (SOHO) routers. The attack, attributed to the Russian military intelligence agency GRU, involves Domain Name System (DNS) hijacking, allowing hackers to intercept and view unencrypted user traffic. The attack has been ongoing since at least 2024 and has affected over 200 organizations and 5,000 consumer devices. The FBI specifically identified the TP-Link TL-WR841N router as one of the affected models. Agencies are urging users to update their router firmware and change default login credentials to mitigate risks. 
