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Deutsche Telekom has confirmed up to 900,000 customers have had their broadband service cut off following a possible hack of its hardware.  Internet access, phone connections and TV reception for those with a certain router have been affected.

Source: BBC Technology News

Date: November 29th, 2016

Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38130352

Discussion

1) Is there anything you could do if you ran a digitally intensive company that depends on the internet for its business?

2) How should Deutsche Telecom respond to this issue, and what should other telecoms/ISPs do to combat this issue?

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