Routers will not auto update firmware unless configured to do so
Uses a vulnerability that was patched in March
Microsoft has seized control of seven internet domains, which it says the Strontium hacking group used to launch cyberattacks against Ukrainian institutions, as well as government entities and think tanks in the US and Europe.
The hack was uncovered after the Dutch intelligence service noticed a police IP address communicating with malicious servers
Almost 40 per cent of the attacks launched by the group, also known as Pawn Storm, launched over the past year targeted defence companies
The latest series of cyber attacks started on 16th September
IoT devices the 'soft underbelly' of corporate networks by Russia's Fancy Bear hackers, targeting VoIP phones and printers
Germany's foreign minister points finger of blame at Russia for December cyber attack
Speculation rife that the attackers - believed to be the Russian APT28 group - had access to German ministry networks for a year or more