{"id":22946,"date":"2018-04-17T19:03:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T19:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/17\/us-uk-say-russia-targets-internet-hardware-for-espionage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:55:30","slug":"us-uk-say-russia-targets-internet-hardware-for-espionage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/17\/us-uk-say-russia-targets-internet-hardware-for-espionage\/","title":{"rendered":"US, UK say Russia targets internet hardware for espionage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington and London on Monday jointly accused the Russian government of maliciously targeting global internet equipment for political and economic espionage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two governments said the Russian operations, which allegedly involve planting malware on internet routers and other equipment, could also lay the foundation for future offensive cyberattacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A joint statement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and the U.K.\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre said the main targets include \u201cgovernment and private-sector organizations,\u201d as well as providers of \u201ccritical infrastructure\u201d and internet service providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/13\/what-the-hoover-dam-shows-about-hardening-critical-infrastructure\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636041106075838214-hoover-damjpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">What the Hoover Dam shows about hardening critical infrastructure<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">While experts say the U.S. has never had a significant incident as a result of a cyber breach at one of these facilities, the repercussions of a successful attack could range from merely inconvenient to deadly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVictims were identified through a coordinated series of actions between U.S. and international partners,\u201d according to a companion technical alert issued by the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT). Both nations have \u201chigh confidence\u201d in the finding of Russian-sponsored cyber-meddling, which the alert said has been reported by multiple sources since 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia also admonished Russia and accused Kremlin-backed hackers of cyberattacks on hundreds of Australian companies last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/newsletters\/2018\/04\/09\/new-cyber-weapons-are-here-and-no-one-is-prepared-experts-say\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cyber-ops.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New cyber weapons are here and no one is prepared, experts say<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The experts say government, military and industry are not prepared for current or future cyber threats and must do more to deter bad actors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Respected U.S. cybersecurity researcher Jake Williams said it was difficult for him to understand the motivation for Monday\u2019s alert given that \u201cthe activity has been ongoing for some time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCalling the Russians out on this hardly makes much sense unless there\u2019s some other agenda (most likely political),\u201d Williams, the president of Rendition Infosec, added via text message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Routers direct data traffic across the internet. US-CERT said the compromised routers can be exploited for \u201cman-in-the-middle\u201d spoofing attacks, in which communications are intercepted by a seemingly trusted device that has actually been infiltrated by an attacker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe current state of U.S. network devices \u2014 coupled with a Russian government campaign to exploit these devices \u2014 threatens the safety, security, and economic well-being of the United States,\u201d the alert stated. An email message seeking comment from the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C., received no response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US-CERT urged affected companies, and public sector organizations and even people who use routers in home offices to take action to harden poorly-secured devices. But its alert cited only one specific product: Cisco\u2019s Smart Install software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne told reporterse about 400 Australian companies were targeted in the Russian attacks, but there was no \u201cexploitation of significance.\u201d The country\u2019s cyber security minister, Angus Taylor, said. \u201cThis attempt by Russia is a sharp reminder that Australian businesses and individuals are constantly targeted by malicious state and non-state actors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 15, US-CERT issued a similar alert saying the FBI and DHS had determined that Russian government \u201ccyber actors\u201d had sought to infiltrate U.S. agencies as well as \u201corganizations in the energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation, and critical manufacturing sectors.\u201d It said Russian agents had obtained \u201cremote access\u201d to energy sector networks and obtained information on industrial control systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts have stressed that the March 15 bulletin did not mean Russia had obtained access to systems that control critical infrastructure such as the power grid. 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