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But what happens when the hackers find a router that was already compromised by a rival gang?

This shared interest results in malicious internet traffic blending financial and espionage motives.

cables going into the back of a broadband router on white background

EdgeRouters were a popular target mostly because the victims kept them either poorly defended, or entirely undefended.

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