AT&T Outage Leaves Customers Without Cell Service for Hours; Company Blames Technical Error
• AT&T outage on Thursday morning left many customers without cell service for hours • Company review found the outage was caused by a technical error, not a cyberattack • FBI and DHS launched an investigation into the outage to assess cyberattack possibility • Outage began early morning, restored for most customers by late morning, fully restored by 3pm • AT&T continuing assessment to prevent future network issues