Russian state hackers target Dutch routers: Volkskrant
Dutch NewsA Russian hacking unit known as 74455 has been targeting Dutch routers belonging to private individuals and small and medium sized businesses, adding them to a worldwide attack network of thousands of hacked devices under its control, the Volkskrant reports. An investigation by the Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD identified the hacked routers whose owners have been warned about the situation, MIVD director Jan Swillens told the paper. Dutch routers, owned by let’s say the bakery on the corner, are being used by a foreign state actor.’ Hacking unit 74455, which is also known as Sandworm or BlackEnergy, is part of the Russian intelligence service and considered to be one of the most dangerous hacking groups in the world, the paper said. On tracking the ‘aggressor’ the MIVD found Dutch IP addresses which seem to have been randomly chosen, Swillens said.
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