10,000 users affected in malware attack on MTNL broadband
Several broadband connections of state-run MTNL were affected after a malware attack on Friday in Delhi. The attack impacted services in many households with malfunctioning of the broadband services. Users were reportedly redirected to malicious web pages with ads and pornography. State-owned telecom company BSNL was also recently hit by a malware attack that changed passwords of the modems.
State run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has been hit by a malware attack in Delhi. The issue which is now under control as per the company, affected over 10,000 users and disrupted the broadband services for quite some time. " A malware attack led to reconfiguration of all modems. Approximately 10,000 consumers have been hit due to the malfunction in a Taiwanese chipset," MTNL Chairman and Managing Director PK Purwar told The HinduBusinessLine. According to the company, the situation is under control now but the source of the virus remains unidentified. Reportedly, users were being redirected to malicious and web pages with ads and pornography. Though the company took note of the issue only last Thursday, the service apparently was disrupted  for almost a week. " The modem has to be reconfigured to manage the problem," a company official told ET.  