- Verizon experienced a significant outage affecting mobile phone connectivity in the Eastern Seaboard and Southern parts of the U.S., with the peak around 1 p.m.
- The cause is unknown, but previous outages have been due to software misconfiguration.
Why It Matters for Texas Credit Unions
While not specific to Texas CUs, this incident highlights potential risks related to technology and infrastructure that all credit unions should be aware of, especially given the widespread impact.
Original Source Material
Cause Unknown But Many Previous Outages Due to Software Misconfiguration Verizon customers along the Eastern Seaboard and Southern parts of the United States lost mobile phone connectivity Wednesday in an incident that appears to have peaked around 1 p.m.