Prosecutor release
DOJ disrupts GRU Unit 26165 DNS-hijacking router network
US DOJ, April 1, 2026. Establishes the court-authorized neutralization of the US-based portion of the GRU router network..
- Source type
- Prosecutor release
- Published
- April 1, 2026
- Research grade
- P1
- Used in entries
- 2
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- US DOJ
- Published
- April 1, 2026
- Source type
- Prosecutor release
- Research grade
- Source grade P1
- Language
- English
- Official record
- Official publication
- Address
- No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.
- What it supports
- Establishes the court-authorized neutralization of the US-based portion of the GRU router network.
- Dataset id
- src_doj_gru_router_2026
Research notes
- Not independently re-verified in this pass.
How this source is used
Cited 2 times across 1 record type.
The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.
Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.
Cited by
Organization roles
2 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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Federal Bureau of InvestigationPrimary source
Operational lead, GRU DNS-hijacking router network disruption (APT28)
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United States Department of JusticePrimary source
Prosecuting, GRU DNS-hijacking router network disruption (APT28)