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Nov, 2016 : Global Hack Targets Deutsche Telekom Routers
📅 - Deutsche Telekom routers were hacked by Mirai botnet attackers using malware that interrupted customers' internet, TV, and phone services. The hack was perpetrated globally, affecting more than 900,000 of Deutsche Telekom's customers with service outages or disruptions since Sunday.
Thomas Tschersich, head of IT security at Deutsche Telekom, spoke about the attacks in a video message on Twitter:
“We saw attacks from the Mirai botnet that targeted customer routers globally. The attack led to the devices crashing.”
For the most part, the issues with the routers has been resolved after the carrier updated the affected devices' software and installed filter mechanisms to prevent future issues. No customer data was stolen from the attack according to company officials.
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