Russia Hacked Routers to Steal Microsoft Office Tokens
2026-04-12T07:23:31Z•117b612e118db1275daf81b0f0a0c1afd4e2d31f20d179183f1d1210bd967524
AisuruCanisterWormDDoSGRU-linkedGandCrabI2P disruptionIoT botnetIranIran-linked actorsJackSkidKimwolfMFA bypassMicrosoft OfficeMossadREvilRussiaStarkillerStrykerUNKNauthentication token theftdoxing (German authorities)phishing-as-a-servicerouter exploitationstate-sponsoredwiper
What happened
Multiple high-impact cyber incidents reported: Russian state-linked hackers exploited known vulnerabilities in older Internet routers to mass-harvest Microsoft Office authentication tokens from users on >18,000 networks without malware; a stealthy phishing-as-a-service called “Starkiller” proxies real login pages to capture credentials and MFA codes; the Kimwolf IoT botnet (and related botnets Aisuru, JackSkid, Mossad) were disrupted by law enforcement but remain notable for massive DDoS and abuse (Kimwolf also flooded the I2P anonymity network); a worm named CanisterWorm targets Iran by pivot
Why it matters
A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.
Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- krebs_on_security
- Record identifier
- 117b612e118db1275daf81b0f0a0c1afd4e2d31f20d179183f1d1210bd967524
- Enrichment time
- 2026-04-12T07:23:31Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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