A Russian Hacker Is Breaking Into People’s Routers To Protect Them From Cybercriminals

A Russian Hacker Is Breaking Into People’s Routers To Protect Them From Cybercriminals

A mysterious Russian hacker is apparently out in the open breaking into people’s routers and installing a patch that will better protect them from potential cybercrimes, according to ZDNet.

The hacker, who goes by the name “Alexey” online, says he’s a server administrator who’s already broken into and fixed over 100,000 faulty MikroTik routers. Unlike most hackers doing this sort of thing, Alexey is not trying to keep his actions a secret. He’s been vocal and open about it and has posted about his hacking on Russian blogging platforms.

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