Posted on 02/22/2024 10:20:49 AM PST by EBH
Two sources briefed on the situation told ABC News that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), among other agencies, are now urgently investigating to determine whether the AT&T outages are the result of a cyber attack or a hack, or simply some sort of technical malfunction.
More than 73,000 AT&T customers reported outages on digital-service tracking site DownDetector. That's not a comprehensive number: It tracks only self-reported outages. Although outage reports fell a bit in the 5 am ET hour, they bounced back in the 7 am ET hour and continue to surge.
Several local governments said AT&T's outage was disrupting its services.
San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management said in a statement on X Thursday morning that its 911 center remained operational, but many AT&T customers were unable to reach the emergency line because of the outage. It suggested people call from a landline or find someone with a rival's service to dial 911.
(Excerpt) Read more at abc7chicago.com ...
Kinda reads like the turn of the century 2YK crash that didn’t happen.
Is FirstNet built on AT&T infrastructure?
And I’ll just toss this log on the fire:
https://theintercept.com/2018/06/25/att-internet-nsa-spy-hubs/
possibly something they can blame on Trump.
If it was an attack they will never let that be disclosed.
Bunch of geniuses at work.
That's not the company always touted for providing it. I think it's verizon
All three AM stations i switch around to were parroting the same line, “no terrorist link is suspected”.
When the news readers have the exact same script you know they are lying!
Interesting since carriers are still using that copper, and as long as you have an upstream connection in your house golly there's all kinds of shiznit you can do...
Re: 42 - Yes, FirstNet is an AT&T offering built on “their” infrastructure.
Do you won a mirror??
Don’t need a landline to operate a CB or Ham radio.
Or Morse Code.
You can set up windmill in an open area of your yard to generate electricity as well to power CB s and Ham if the grid goes down.
They can't report until they get their marching orders, and a copy of the talking points.
China and North Korea have hundreds...if not thousands...of people on the payroll who do noting but practice their hacking skills.
About the same time 12:30-1:00pm is when cell coverage was up here in SW FL
Funny how the spy balloon stories from last year slipped through the memory hole
Was it spying or spewing--biological and digital viruses?
Or all of the above?
WHEN it goes down.
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