Incident, "#PumpkinEclipse," believed to be result of deliberate attack using commodity malware, #Chalubo to overwrite #router #firmware. Windstream, which has about 1.6 million subscribers in 18 states, has not provided an explanation for outage. Company sent replacement routers to affected customers, many of whom reported significant financial losses due to the disruption.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/mystery-malware-destroys-600000-routers-from-a-single-isp-during-72-hour-span/

