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Verizon blames nationwide outage on a "software issue"

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Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Date Published: 2026-01-15

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Lawrence Abrams

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Verizon reported that a nationwide wireless outage on January 14 was caused by a software issue rather than a cybersecurity incident, leaving some customers stuck in SOS mode and in some cases unable to reach 911; the company confirmed resolution by 10:20 PM ET, advised device restarts to reconnect, apologized, and offered a $20 credit while conducting a full review.

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