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The FBI and NSA warn that Russian hackers are exploiting vulnerable routers, but there are ways you can take to protect yourself.
When was the last time you updated or restarted your router? As long as your internet is working, you may set up your router and then forget about it. But based on new alerts from US federal agencies, that's not such a good idea.
In new advisories published this week, both the FBI and NSA warned of Russian hackers targeting vulnerable routers around the world to steal sensitive information. Though the attackers are mostly interested in military and government secrets, home and small office users are also at risk. That's because the attackers will hijack SOHO (small office, home office) routers from which they can stage their attacks.