One ISP gets 600 000 routers bricked by hacker

[w1z4rd]

I work for a WISP, this is a very scary event. We dont have as many routers (thats a big isp), but this type of attack is still scary.

 

[Soul Assassin]

Before watching, was it TP-Link?

 

[w1z4rd]

Before watching, was it TP-Link?

No.

"affecting a single internet service provider (ISP) and three models of routers used by the firm: the ActionTec T3200s, ActionTec T3260s, and Sagemcom F5380"

 

[r00igev@@r]

I work for a WISP, this is a very scary event. We dont have as many routers (thats a big wisp), but this type of attack is still scary.

I know of no WISP that has 600k clients!

 

[supersunbird]

I know of no WISP that has 600k clients!

In SA or...



?

 

[J0n0]

Not a WISP...

Mystery malware destroys 600,000 routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span

An unknown threat actor with equally unknown motives forces ISP to replace routers.

arstechnica.com

 

[w1z4rd]

Not a WISP...

Mystery malware destroys 600,000 routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span

An unknown threat actor with equally unknown motives forces ISP to replace routers.

arstechnica.com

Thanks for correcting me

 

[supersunbird]

Not a WISP...

Mystery malware destroys 600,000 routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span

An unknown threat actor with equally unknown motives forces ISP to replace routers.

arstechnica.com

Might be a proof of concept or test attack by a nation state?