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An unidentified attacker has been confirmed as effectively bricking more than 600,000 routers from a single internet service provider through a malicious firmware update. Customers have reported that the routers simply stopped working, displaying a solid red light and refusing to reboot.of the highly unusual incident that occurred during a 72-hour period in October 2023.
The researchers said that a scan revealed 49% of all modems were suddenly removed from the ISP’s autonomous system number, a collection of Internet Protocol routing prefixes belonging to a single network operator.It appears that the attack was launched using a remote access trojan named Chalubo, which was first spotted in 2018.
That said, the researchers have confirmed “with high confidence” that this wasn’t an accident but a deliberate act with the intention of causing an internet outage—a denial of service event, in other words.Ars Technica has reported it as being Windstream . This is based upon details obtained from Windstream subscribers during the same time period in October as well as the impacted router models being identical.
I have reached out to Windstream for a statement. It is understood that customers impacted by this attack were provided with new routers as soon as possible.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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