AT&T

Shots fired as AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to block Starlink's direct-to-cell plans

Rivals claim signal waiver would interfere with terrestrial networks

Networks16 Aug 2024 | 40

Failure to follow proper procedures caused US-wide AT&T outage, FCC says

America's second largest wireless carrier taking steps to prevent a repeat of 12-hour downtime in February

Networks23 Jul 2024 | 15

Call, text logs for 110M AT&T customers stolen from compromised cloud storage

Snowflake? Snowflake

Cyber-crime12 Jul 2024 | 22

AST SpaceMobile promises the Moon with seamless satellite phone service

Yet all its birds remain resolutely earthbound

Networks04 Jul 2024 | 5

Americans abroad cut off as AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile US suffer roaming outages

Updated Why all three at once? Blame Syniverse – everyone else is

Networks27 Jun 2024 | 13

AT&T wants Big Tech to help fund US internet access

Affordable Connectivity funding coming to an end soon...

Networks26 Jun 2024 | 15

AT&T forbidden from cutting landline services to large parts of California

Telecoms company will remain a carrier of last resort per CPUC ruling

Networks21 Jun 2024 | 22

Unlucky AT&T subscribers struggle to make calls in multi-hour US outage

If you're wondering why connectivity seems toast at the moment

Networks04 Jun 2024 | 2

Verizon joins satellite phone party, links up to AST SpaceMobile

Rival AT&T is also with AST, although T-Mobile went with SpaceX’s Starlink

Networks30 May 2024 | 1

AT&T formalizes deal for space-based cellular service on unmodified mobiles

AST still only has a single test satellite in orbit, so don't hold your breath

Personal Tech16 May 2024 | 11

AT&T admits massive 70M+ mid-March customer data dump is real though old

Still claims the personal info wasn't stolen from its systems

Security01 Apr 2024 | 10

Cyber baddies leak 70M+ files online, claim they're from AT&T

Telco reckons data is old, isn't from its systems

Security18 Mar 2024 | 1

AT&T's apology for Thursday's outage should stretch to a cup of coffee

Check your service level agreements to make sure you'll at least get a slice of cake when your vendor goes down

Networks26 Feb 2024 | 13

Americans wake to widespread AT&T cellular outages

Final update Telco battles to fix busted connectivity as other carriers feel the effects

Networks22 Feb 2024 | 81

How insecure is America's FirstNet emergency response system? Seriously, anyone know?

Senator Wyden warns full probe needed into vital comms network

Public Sector12 Apr 2023 | 9

AT&T blames marketing bods for exposing 9M accounts

Says it was old and boring data, so that's OK, then ...

Security09 Mar 2023 | 8

'Baby Al Capone' to pay $22m to SIM-swap crypto-heist victim

Too young to drive, old enough to bribe AT&T staff, apparently

Cyber-crime15 Oct 2022 | 18

Letter to FCC: Why are US carriers locking handsets to networks?

'If someone else puts a lock on a thing that you own, and doesn't give you the key, it's not for your benefit'

Networks20 Sep 2022 | 50

EnemyBot malware adds enterprise flaws to exploit arsenal

Fast-evolving botnet targets critical VMware, F5 BIG-IP bugs, we're told

Research01 Jun 2022 | 2

Microsoft pushes ahead adapting Azure for 5G telecoms after swallowing AT&T's Network Cloud

Analysis But is the telco backing itself into a corner?

Networks05 Jan 2022 | 3

Hey, AT&T, you ripped off our smartwatch-phone group call tech – and we want our $1bn, say entrepreneur pair

Seattle duo go back to court demanding promised royalties

Personal Tech27 Jan 2021 | 28

AT&T’s CEO has a solution to US broadband woes despite billions sunk into the problem. You’ll never guess what it is

Comment There is no good money after bad if you’re the person receiving it

Personal Tech09 Sep 2020 | 24

It’s happened again: AT&T sued for allegedly transferring victim's number to thieves in $1.9m cryptocoin heist

Man claims life savings lost in theft aided by telco staff

Security01 Jul 2020 | 25

AT&T slapped down for its '5GE' ads: You don’t have a proper 5G network, so stop saying so, says watchdog

Pah, fine, OK, we’ll do what you say... in marketing, pouts telco to NARB

Networks21 May 2020 | 11

AT&T tracked its own sales bods using GPS, secretly charged them $135 a month to do so, lawsuit claims

See, it's not just users getting shafted

Security19 May 2020 | 22

It's Terpin time: Bloke who was SIM jacked twice by Bitcoin thieves gets green light to sue telco for millions

Plus or minus a few caveats

Science26 Feb 2020 | 63

RSA Conference loses one more abbreviated tech giant after AT&T disconnects over novel coronavirus fears

RSA Alternative headline: Killer bio-nasty linked to former alien vault and cyber-hacker gathering

Security20 Feb 2020 |

AT&T insists it's not blocking Tutanota after secure email biz cries foul, cites loss of net neutrality as cause

Updated Monster telco says it's working to resolve whatever's going on

Security14 Feb 2020 | 12

Curse of Boeing continues: Now a telly satellite it built may explode, will be pushed up to 500km from geo orbit

DirecTV's Spaceway-1 to head off into the void before its batteries detonate

Networks24 Jan 2020 | 97

China fires up 'Great Cannon' denial-of-service blaster, points it toward Hong Kong

Protest organizers come under fire from network traffic barrage

Security06 Dec 2019 | 52

AT&T subscribers back in court to crack open telco giant's $60m FTC settlement over limited 'unlimited data' plans

Updated Hey, no looking, that paperwork's private, says network operator

Legal04 Dec 2019 | 14

AT&T: We did nothing wrong in promising unlimited data that wasn't. We're just giving the FTC $60m for fun

Comment Watchdog agrees one day of profit ought to be enough after 5 years of arguing

Personal Tech05 Nov 2019 | 35

Mysterious botched code upgrade breaks voicemail for unlucky AT&T punters for weeks

Device, server... something with electricity in it, possibly, blamed by US cellular giant

Software24 Oct 2019 | 6

There's fraud, and then there's backdoor routers, fenced logins, malware, and bribing AT&T staff seven figures to unlock 2m phones

Pakistani bloke extradited to US, accused of masterminding telco hack caper

Security06 Aug 2019 | 18

Having flogged off its data centers, AT&T cozies up to Microsoft, IBM to keep it running

In a cloud war, the US telco opts for the Swiss model, stays neutral

Networks17 Jul 2019 | 8

'Fake 5G' feud falters as Sprint, AT&T settle suit over 'misleading' label

The 'E' is for 'Ersatz'

Networks23 Apr 2019 | 7

$24m in fun bux stolen from crypto-mogul. Now he fires off huge fraud charge. Like, RICO, say?

Lawsuit claims coin thief was part of a gang targeting crypto whales

Security17 Jan 2019 | 28

A few short packets: Cisco still Switchzilla, a neat Wi-Fi hack and more

Networks roundup Also: AT&T inks open source pact with Nokia, ZTE 5G pass, Equinix expands

Networks14 Jan 2019 | 1

AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile US pledge, again, to not sell your location to shady geezers. Sorry, we don't believe them

Fool me once, shame on, shame on you. Fool me, you can't get fooled again*, OK

Security11 Jan 2019 | 24

Senator Wyden goes ballistic after US telcos caught selling people's location data yet again

Rights warrior ticked off after yet another report of whereabouts being flogged to dodgy geezers

Security08 Jan 2019 | 82

AT&T (sucks) upgrades folks to 5G (Evolution) that isn't actually 5G

Job numbers, coverage ... is there anything US telco giant hasn't been accused of inflating?

Science07 Jan 2019 | 23

Small American town rejects Comcast – while ISP reps take issue with your El Reg vultures

And the FCC and AT&T claim everything is hunky dory

Legal12 Dec 2018 | 56

FCC's 5G masterstroke little more than big biz cash giveaway – expert

One-size-fits-all pricing in America will expand, not narrow, digital divide

Networks19 Sep 2018 | 11

Nvidia promises to shift graphics grunt work to the cloud, for a price

GPU giant waxes lyrical about 5G, GeForce Now leveling the playing field for gamers

SaaS11 Sep 2018 | 54

Guys, geez... finally 5Gs: AT&T grows super-fast mobile net city rollout

More American cities will get super-fast mobile internet

Networks10 Sep 2018 | 9

Bitcoin backer sues AT&T for $240m over stolen cryptocurrency

Michael Terpin not happy about funds-draining SIM swap fraud

Security15 Aug 2018 | 41

AT&T abducts AlienVault to bolster business end of its security probing

Don't panic: The Open Threat Exchange is still online

Security10 Jul 2018 | 4

AT&T offloads a bunch of data centres for a billion bucks

Carrier will still control customers and offer colo services in 29 bit barns

On-Prem25 Jun 2018 | 5

AT&T sends in startup shill to shake up Cali's net neutrality safeguards

Analysis Oh look it's 'tech startup advocacy group' CALinnovates again

Personal Tech19 Jun 2018 | 12

Verizon promises to stop selling its subscribers' location data... for now

But T-Mobile US and Sprint? Not so much

Personal Tech19 Jun 2018 | 14

Dinosaurs permitted to mate: But what does AT&T Time merger mean for antitrust – and you?

Analysis Cord-cutters swung the court

Networks14 Jun 2018 | 23

Thought the AT&T Time-Warner tie-up was scary? Comcast says 'hold my beer'

American cable giant offers $65bn for 21st Century Fox

Networks14 Jun 2018 | 16

AT&T gets clearance to devour Time Warner for $85 BEEEELION

Updated DOJ can't stop mega-merger from going through

Networks12 Jun 2018 | 13

Why does the world need the new 'Arkraino' network edge stack'?

Because devices on massive networks need services, says Linux Foundation orchestration guru Arpit Joshipura

Networks03 May 2018 | 7

Linux Foundation lays out welcome mat for AT&T network OS

'DANOS' code hoped to run 100,000 routers will go open source in H2 2018

Networks28 Mar 2018 |

What a hang up: US big box biz Best Buy kicks Huawei to the curb

不好意思，我听不懂

On-Prem22 Mar 2018 | 39