A significant disruption to internet service occurred in Georgetown, with approximately 20,000 residents affected. The cause of the outage is attributed to criminal activity that targeted the fiber-optic network.

The incident resulted in some Optimum customers losing their internet service on Monday morning. The company reported that the damage to its network was intentional, carried out by criminals overnight.

Further information about the incident can be found through CBS Austin. Details about the extent of the damage and efforts to restore service are likely available from these sources.