This cyberattack took out 600,000 routers across the country

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This cyberattack took out 600,000 routers across the country
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Midwestern ISP must replace 600K routers after trojan turns then into expensive paperweights.

We’ve been hit with a number of high-profile cyberattacks lately, most notably with a group of hackers allegedly carrying out a Christie’s cyberattack. But now, a recently published research by Lumen Technologies mentioned a cyberattack that happened last year , which left over 600,000 personal routers inoperable.

Recommended Videos The attack happened between October 25 and 27, 2023, and as Reuters mentions, the malicious software was allegedly installed by hackers using specific file links that were left noticeable. Details and event descriptions in the Lumen report pointed to Windstream, an Arkansas-based ISP, as the affected ISP.

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