industry to step up cybersecurity and call out the kremlin. the statement reading u.s. and uk governments have confidence that russian state sponsored actors were behind the cyber activity to exploit network devices. this threatens the safety, security and economic well being of the u.s., uk and international allies. network infrastructure devices which includes routers are seen as crucial nexus points for vast amounts of internet traffic. according to the alert, the hackers are scanning the internet and tricking devices to hand over critical log-in details. once they have that, they control the device. in the words of one official saying it is a tremendous weapon in the hands of the adversary. it is unclear how many devices have been compromised, but millions thought to have been targeted. russia denies any involvement in