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Russian Hackers Target Routers Globally, Warn Cybersecurity Agencies

A brazen plot by Russian hackers to disrupt global networks was thwarted, but not before cybersecurity agencies warned of a potentially catastrophic attack that could have left 500,000 citizens shivering in the dark. The hackers, linked to Russia's Federal Security Service, targeted vulnerable routers worldwide using simple and easily exploitable passwords.