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Hackers infect 500,000 routers and storage devices

By Jim Finkle and Pavel Polityuk

May 24 2018 6:25AM

Possible preparation for state-sponsored attack.

Hackers infect 500,000 routers and storage devices

Hackers have infected at least 500,000 routers and storage devices in dozens of countries in a campaign that Ukraine said was preparation for a future Russian cyber attack. The US Department of Homeland Security said it was investigating the malware, which targets devices from Linksys, ...

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