he Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), the FBI, and EU law enforcement agencies have exposed a large-scale espionage operation by Russia’s military intelligence targeting citizens in the EU, the United States, and Ukraine through hacked Wi-Fi routers.
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The Security Service, together with the FBI, Polish counterintelligence, and EU agencies, conducted a coordinated cyber operation to disrupt Russian intelligence activity in Ukraine and partner countries.
The investigation found that Russia’s military intelligence hacked office and home Wi-Fi routers belonging to Ukrainian and foreign users.
According to investigators, Russian services targeted devices that did not meet modern security standards.
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Russian services focused in particular on communications involving government employees, military personnel, and defense industry companies.
The joint operation blocked more than 100 servers and removed hundreds of routers from Russian control in Ukraine alone. This significantly reduced Russia’s intelligence capabilities and prevented further disruption of the devices.
Authorities are continuing efforts to identify and prosecute those involved.
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It’s all about the money. That $1,000 phone you bought five years ago that’s in mint condition? No more security updates, sorry, fuck off and buy a new one from us.
If they are allowed to drop support like that, it should require mandatory unlocking so people can put secure custom software on it.
I dont think its reasonable to expect lifetime updates, but it shouldn’t just suddenly become unsafe to use.
Edit: and im all for extending a mandatory security update period longer than 5y