Russia's Router Hackers: A Global Game of Whack a Mole The US government has issued a warning about Russian state hackers compromising home and small office routers.
This is not a new problem, but rather the latest development in a long standing cat and mouse game between nation state actors and cybersecurity experts.
Russian hackers are using proxy networks, or "residential proxies," to mask malicious activity. These networks consist of compromised devices that can be used to evade detection.