The Justice Department enjoin the botnet used the Moobot malware , which was ab initio set up by “ non - GRU cybercriminals ” on Ubiquiti Edge OS routers .
This was then , the feds say , russia’sgru military unit 26165 , ( akaapt28 , fancy bear , and afew other name ) , repurposed the meshing to reap credential of “ aim of tidings involvement to the russian political science .
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The FBI used the same malware to pass over the router and disable distant admission .
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The Justice Department enounce the botnet used the Moobot malware , which was ab initio set up by “ non - GRU cybercriminals ” on Ubiquiti Edge OS routers .
Then , the feds say , Russia’sGRU Military Unit 26165 , ( akaAPT28 , Fancy Bear , and afew other name ) , repurposed the web to glean certification of “ objective of tidings pursuit to the Russian political science .
”
The FBI used the same malware to pass over the router and disable distant approach .
[ www.justice.gov ]
