Russian Cybercriminals Target Routers for Password Theft in UK and Germany

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported cyberattacks targeting internet routers, attributed to a Russian cybercriminal group. The same group is suspected of conducting multiple attacks in Germany. The primary objective of the attacks is password theft via compromised routers. No specific technical details, dates, or CVE IDs were provided in the report. The impact involves unauthorized access to credentials through hijacked network devices.