![On Thursday AT&T reported thousands of customers were affected by a major nationwide outage raising concerns of a possible cyberattack.](https://san.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CLEAN-ATT_Getty-Images_featuredImage_Fri-Feb-23-2024.jpg?w=1920)
IT WASN’T A CYBER ATTACK… IT WAS A TECHNICAL ERROR THAT CAUSED A-T AND T’S MASSIVE OUTAGE ON THURSDAY.
IN A STATEMENT — A-T AND T SAID THE OUTAGE BEGAN IN THE MORNING HOURS — AS THE COMPANY WORKED TO EXPAND ITS NETWORK.
THE OUTAGE AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS IN SEVERAL CITIES —
WITH PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE CALLS, SEND TEXTS OR EVEN REACH 9-1-1.
WITH THE ONGOING THREAT OF CYBER ATTACKS — BOTH THE FBI AND THE HOMELAND SECURITY WERE INVESTIGATING AS REPORTS CAME IN.
A-T AND T SAYS IT WAS ABLE TO RESTORE SERVICE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.