What routers are hit by Russian DNS hackers?

Mostly SOHO models: Netgear, Linksys, TP-Link, D-Link. Small office like Cisco RV340, Ubiquiti UniFi. Check FBI advisory for full list.

How to stop Russian hackers on my home router?

Reset to factory, change all defaults, enable DoH (1.1.1.1), update firmware, disable UPnP and remote access. Monitor DNS with `nslookup`.

Yes — FBI leads the warning. Europe too, per NCSC. Global scan-and-pwn op.

🌐 Nation-State Threats

Your home router? It's a sitting duck. FBI, NCSC, and Microsoft just flagged a Russian hacking blitz rewriting DNS to snoop on everyday users.

theAIcatchup Apr 08, 2026 4 min read

Russian hackers hijack router DNS to spy on traffic from home and small offices. 𝕏
FBI urges immediate checks: change defaults, update firmware, use secure DNS. 𝕏
This low-tech tactic echoes past nation-state ops, poised for escalation to ransomware. 𝕏

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Originally reported by Malwarebytes Labs