FBI investigates whether a software update caused the outage that halted US air traffic
The FBI is investigating the communications problem that affected air traffic control in the United States and does not believe it was caused by a cyberattack or a criminal act, according to a person familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg. One line of inquiry is whether the disruption was caused by a software update. The FAA ordered departures halted at all US airports citing "extraordinary circumstances" and "safety reasons."
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- The FBI does not believe the communications failure was a cyberattack or a criminal act, according to a source cited by Bloomberg.
- One line of inquiry is whether a software update caused the disruption.
- The FAA ordered departures halted at all US airports for "safety reasons."
IASummary generated by artificial intelligence from a story by Bloomberg Línea. It may contain errors: the original source prevails.




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