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US Thwarts DNS Hijacking Network Controlled by Russian APT28 Hackers

  • Kevin Poireault--Infosecurity Magazine
  • published date: 2026-04-08 10:03:00 UTC

The FBI deployed a method to unplug US-based routers compromised by APT28 from the threat actor’s malicious network

A large-scale network of internet routers compromised by Russian hacking group APT28 to harvest credentials from victims of intelligence value has been taken down in the US. The US Department of Jus… [+4339 chars]