Almost 1 million German homes hacked

Internet service for almost one million households in Germany was disrupted by likely deliberate hacking, provider Deutsche Telekom said on Monday.

Around 900 000 customers using specific models of router have been affected since Sunday afternoon, the firm said, with some unable to connect at all while others suffered intermittent problems.

It did not provide details of which models of router - network hardware that connects households to their internet and telephone service provider - were affected.

Deutsche Telekom said that its engineers and colleagues from the companies that produce the devices had been working through the night to find a solution.