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Russian State-Linked APT28 Exploits SOHO Routers in Global DNS Hijacking Campaign

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()4 min read3 · 1 read
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-50224
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing in TP-Link TL-WR841N Router Exposes Stored Credentials
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4 min read at thehackernews.com

The Russia-linked threat actor known as APT28 (aka Forest Blizzard) has been linked to a new campaign that has compromised insecure MikroTik and TP-Link routers and modified their settings to turn them into malicious infrastructure under their control as part of a cyber espionage campaign since at least May 2025.

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