Sandworm botnet - 👮 🇺🇸 FBI's Cyber Division has wrested control of thousands of routers and firewall appliances away from Russian military hackers. The targeted botnet was controlled through malware Cyclops Blink. It was designed to hijack devices manufactured by WatchGuard Technologies Inc. (#WatchGuard) and ASUSTek Computer Inc. (#ASUS). It provides Russian Federation's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) with access to those compromised systems, offering the ability to remotely exfiltrate or delete data or turn the devices against a third party. #usa #russia #cyber #military #botnet #routers #network #malware #devices #firewall #threats #networks #informatique

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-court-authorized-disruption-botnet-controlled-russian-federation