ExecutiveGov – The National Security Agency, working with partner organizations, has issued a cybersecurity advisory, or CSA, warning that Russian cyber actors continue to threaten networks supporting critical infrastructure sectors. The agency said Monday that the advisory, titled “Improve Router Hygiene to Protect Against Russian State-Sponsored Targeting,” states that the Russian Federal Security Service’s Center 16 is targeting vulnerable networks. According to the NSA, the activity has affected U.S. and foreign organizations in multiple sectors, including the defense industrial base, communications, energy, financial services, government facilities and healthcare.
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