Verizon outage traced to a buggy 5G SA core update, not a cyberattack

Verizon’s nearly 10-hour outage knocked out voice, text, and data across broad areas; the carrier has given few specifics, but market analyst Roger Entner of Recon Analytics believes a buggy early-morning update to the 5G Standalone core likely caused a cascading failure, with VNF dependencies potentially desynced. Some users also reported temporary 5G SA disablement in certain areas. Verizon apologized and offered a $20 credit, as the company faces leadership changes and competition from AT&T and T-Mobile.