THE UK and EU have jointly imposed sanctions on 24 Russian individuals and entities linked to cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. This marks a significant collaboration to tackle Russia's cyber operations, especially those orchestrated by the Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 16, which target critical sectors like defense, energy, finance, government, and healthcare. The attacks often exploit weakly protected routers and network devices.
The National Security Agency emphasizes the need for better router security to mitigate these threats and warns that many organizations overlook basic security hygiene. The advisory details tactics used by Russian threat actors, including scanning for vulnerable network devices, and highlights preventive measures to improve router security, such as updating configurations and disabling certain access protocols.