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Verizon outage cause revealed
Verizon has confirmed that the extreme service outage was not caused by a cybersecurity breach but was some kind of software problem. Details are still being reported.
Experts have told USA TODAY such outages can be dangerous and will continue. Verizon apologized to its customers and said it would be offering credits to everyone who was impacted. A spokesperson told USA TODAY that the outage was tied to a software issue and that the company is "conducting a full review of what happened.
We are aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services,' Verizon says. AT&T and T-Mobile say their networks are operating normally.