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by zokier 855 days ago
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/doj-t...

> That malware, which worked as a botnet for the Russian hacking group Fancy Bear, was removed in January 2024 under a secret court order as part of "Operation Dying Ember," according to the FBI's director. It affected routers running Ubiquiti's EdgeOS, but only those that had not changed their default administrative password

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Those are not ISP given devices. While it's bad-bad, Ubiquiti is a SOHO vendor and post-purchase configuration is expected.