SOHO router compromise leads to DNS hijacking and adversary-in-the-middle attacks

2026-04-08T02:52:19Z1c61ac27c09d79ed96e98a803ed2c3a6745d820554d966b1f079049a6bfda0ea
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What happened

Collection of Microsoft Security Blog posts (Mar–Apr 2026) detailing multiple high-impact campaigns and tradecraft. Key items: Forest Blizzard (Russian-linked) compromising insecure SOHO routers to perform DNS hijacking and adversary‑in‑the‑middle attacks; an AI‑enabled device‑code phishing campaign that dynamically generates authentication codes to scale account compromise and facilitate MFA bypass; Storm‑1175 conducting high‑tempo Medusa ransomware operations by weaponizing recently disclosed web‑facing vulnerabilities; a supply‑chain compromise of Axios npm packages attributed to North‑Kore

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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microsoft_security_blog
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1c61ac27c09d79ed96e98a803ed2c3a6745d820554d966b1f079049a6bfda0ea
Enrichment time
2026-04-08T02:52:19Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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