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German intelligence agency warns of Russian APT28 cyber spying

By Maria Martinez

Apr 9 2026 6:43AM

Using vulnerable TP-Link ⁠internet routers.

German intelligence agency warns of Russian APT28 cyber spying

Germany’s ⁠domestic intelligence agency warned on Tuesday of cyberattacks by the Russian ‌state-linked hacker group APT28, ‌saying ‌it had ‌compromised vulnerable TP-Link ⁠internet routers to spy on military, government and critical infrastructure targets. Th...

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