Feds dismantle Russian GRU botnet built on 1,000-plus home, small biz routers

The Register ^ | Thu 15 Feb 2024 | Jessica Lyons

[linMcHlp]

routers - > "using publicly known
default administrator passwords"

[monkeyshine]

So how many sensitive data locations leave the default router password in place? What is it, admin admin?

[x]

Is our US hacker botnet still up and working?

[George from New England]

SkyNet is here. And Arnold is still living. What else pray tell is in play ?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“FBI confirms it issued remote kill command to blow out Volt Typhoon’s botnet “

So what are the technical details? Did the FBI remotely shut down the 1,000 routers without permission or a warrant to do so? Did the FBI do a remote and unauthorized reset of the routers? Did the FBI download a firmware update to the routers? Did they contact owner? Did they contact Ubiquiti?

There’s a lot untold here.

[cableguymn]

No admin and password

[Gene Eric]

exactly

[BipolarBob]

You gave it away!! I’m vulnerable now that you’ve exposed me.

[Jeff Chandler]

My router is no longer working. Weird.

[mac_truck]

Fancy Bear is believed to have been behind intrusions into the US Democratic Party's computers during the 2016 US presidential race,

100% false...this is letter agency gaslighting.

[cableguymn]

Just switch um to password admin. You’ll be fine

[LegendHasIt]

How many of these “Russia, Russia, Russia” claims are actually our own corrupt IC schemes, or Biden’s Chinese friends doing it.... Or just outright 0’Biden regime lies meant to push us closer into Armageddon?

[SaveFerris]

(Fancy Bear is believed to have been behind intrusions into the US Democratic Party’s computers during the 2016 US presidential race,)

Well of course.

The Russians cheated Hillary out of her win!

Launch the ICBMs now!!

[logi_cal869]

Why does this sound like a construct and why do I question the assertions of the government?

Hmmmmm....

[griswold3]

What’s really weird is my router IS working!

[Gaffer]

I’m spit balling here, but I don’t think they “shut down” whatever operation it was. I think they just commandeered it for its own use against Americans.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Are these the people who claim to have hijacked my webcam and recorded me doing unspeakable and sordid things to myself?

[Revel]

Russia has its own brilliant engineers. It is China that has to steal everything.

[TigersEye]

Fancy Bear is believed to have been behind intrusions into the US Democratic Party's computers during the 2016 US presidential race,

One blatant bald-faced lie like that throws a lot of shade on the credibility of the rest of the press release.