China launched a cyber attack on America? Mobile network down, chaos in medicine shops

There has been a stir in America, the world’s most powerful country, due to the downing of ATT network. Large scale outages have been reported at many places. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon users fell into a state of communications chaos. Thousands of people who were left without network for more than 13 hours from 4.30 am to 2.15 pm were left wondering if it was a cyber attack. The magnitude of the outage was particularly evident for AT&T, where about 32,000 reports of problems emerged around 4:30 a.m., as recorded by DownDetector, which tracks outages through user-submitted errors. Is a tracking platform. Florida senator has warned about Chinese cyber attacks.

T-Mobile and Verizon also suffered more than 800 service interruptions, although a Verizon spokesperson attributed some reported problems to users attempting to connect to people using other services. The disruption, which had far-reaching consequences, also disrupted the ability of some police departments to receive 911 calls. The crisis extended beyond the major carriers, affecting smaller carriers such as Boost Mobile, Consumer Cellular, Straight Talk Wireless, and Cricket Wireless, all of which were owned by AT&T.

The consequences of the outage were felt across the country, affecting cities like New York, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco and even reaching Montreal in Canada. Several police stations issued warnings that citizens may face difficulties in reporting emergencies. There were reports of delays in ordering medicines in many drugstores in America. Pharmacies across the country have issued notices that the attack on Change Healthcare is causing problems processing patient orders.