FBI Warns Foreign Hackers Have Compromised Home Routers

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The FBI warned on Friday that foreign cybercriminals had compromised “hundreds of thousands” of home and small office routers around the world. In a public service announcement, the FBI it has discovered that the foreign cybercriminals used a malware virus that collects personal information. The FBI warned that the malware is hard to detect, due to encryption and other tactics.