Fancy Bear
Coverage of Fancy Bear in the Nexus archive.
- FBI says Russian hackers hijacked old Wi-Fi routers
The FBI and Justice Department warned that Russian hackers linked to the GRU exploited vulnerabilities in outdated SOHO routers to conduct espionage by altering DNS settings and intercepting traffic. The hackers redirected internet requests through their servers to steal sensitive data, and authorities disrupted the U.S. portion of the network in April.
- Russia's 'Fancy Bear' APT Continues Its Global Onslaught
Russia's Fancy Bear APT group continues global cyber attacks, with experts emphasizing that victims don't need technical sophistication but must prioritize patching and zero trust measures.
- Russia's Fancy Bear still attacking routers to boost fake sites, NCSC warns
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of Russia's Fancy Bear group continuing to attack routers to deploy fake sites. Over 200 organizations and 5,000 devices have been compromised in recent cyber operations, with Microsoft noting the scale of the breach.