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- AT&T experienced a nationwide outage on Thursday.
- The Department of Homeland Security is looking into the issue to find out if the outage was caused by a technical failure, cyberattack, or a hack.
- The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says, “there are no indications of malicious activity.”
It’s safe to say that AT&T’s network outage today took everyone by surprise. While the cause of the nationwide outage is still unknown, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is investigating to find out if it was the result of a cyberattack.
According to ABC News, two sources briefed on the situation told the outlet that the DHS and other agencies are currently investigating the cause of today’s AT&T outage. The agencies are trying to get to the bottom of whether the outage was caused by a technical failure, cyberattack, or a hack.