Jul 14, 2026 – 1.23pmThe Australian Signals Directorate has joined with 12 international intelligence partners to issue a rare warning over a rise in attempts by hackers linked to Russia’s spy agency to hack key industries including financial services, energy, healthcare and government facilities.The ASD – alongside the United States’ National Security Agency and other Five Eyes intelligence networks from the UK, Canada and New Zealand – said on Tuesday that groups linked to the Russian Federal Security Service Centre 16 are seeking to globally exploit poorly configured routers and vulnerable networking devices.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles