LONDON: Britain and the United States on Monday released a rare joint statement warning of "malicious cyber activity" carried out by the Russian state. A technical alert said UK and US the government agencies found cyber attacks targetting devices such as internet routersThe technical alert was issued by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security. It warned everyone from internet service providers to home office customers to heed the warning, after the government agencies found cyber attacks targetting devices such as internet routers. They cited cyber security research organisations and other governments as providing evidence of such attacks, without providing details of their timing or scale. "The current state of US and UK network devices, coupled with a Russian government campaign to exploit these devices, threatens our respective safety, security, and economic well-being," the technical alert said.

Source: Bangkok Post April 16, 2018 19:18 UTC