Hundreds of thousands of Deutsche Telekom customers in Germany had their broadband service cut off following a hack-attack on its hardware.<br /><br /> At one point as many as 900,000 people suffered internet outages. That number fell to 400,000 as security measures were implemented.<br /><br /> The head of the company’s IT security is said the incident appeared to be tied to a botched attempt to infect customers’ routers with a new version of the malicious software known as Mirai. <br /><br /> The company, which has 20 million customers in Germany, has issued a software update and is asking affected customers to disconnect their routers.<br /><br /> #Router Hack: Deutsche #Telekom Network #Outages Affects 900000 Customers https://t.co/zsOVMMt90Y pic.twitter.com/QDY1luH6UU— newsAnglr Tech (@techanglr) November 29, 2016<br />
