US and allies kick Russian hackers off home routers, FBI says

Wray said authorities managed to kick a hacking unit that is part of Russian intelligence, known as APT 28 or Fancy Bear, off the routers and ‘lock the door behind them’. — Photo by Misha Feshchak on Unsplash

The US and its allies have disrupted access by a Russian-state sponsored hacking organisation to “well over a thousand home and small business routers” used for criminal and intelligence purposes, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Feb 15.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Wray said authorities managed to kick a hacking unit that is part of Russian intelligence, known as APT 28 or Fancy Bear, off the routers and “lock the door behind them”.