Iranian hackers mock AT&T’s denial of Texas cyberattack claim

Iranian hacking group APT IRAN has hit back after AT&T denied claims that the group was responsible for a service outage in major Texas cities on Labor Day, insisting that those disputing the claim “don’t even know what we tampered with,” according to a report by Threat Beat.

APT IRAN, linked to the IRGC-affiliated CyberAv3ngers, had claimed on Telegram to have disrupted AT&T internet service in Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, and to have breached an unnamed Texas water utility. AT&T said it had “no evidence” supporting the claim, attributing the outage instead to attempted cable theft and stating that service had returned to normal.

In response, APT IRAN mocked the denial without naming AT&T directly, referencing earlier warnings that any infrastructure disruption should be viewed as part of an escalating confrontation with the United States. The group has repeatedly threatened attacks on U.S. water, energy and telecommunications systems since the start of the war, following earlier claimed breaches in several states.