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5 Steps the FBI Wants You to Take to Secure Your Router Right Now

  • Joe Supan--CNET
  • published date: 2026-05-10 14:00:00 UTC

A Russian military intelligence unit compromised thousands of routers across 23 states. Here's how to make sure yours isn't next.

If you haven't thought about your home router since the day you set it up, the FBI would like a word. Federal agencies, including the FBI and NSA, disclosed on April 7 that a unit of Russia's militar… [+6779 chars]