FAA Computers Go Down

[oldman]

All of the planes that were on the ground had to stay put. I didn’t hear the details or specific as to what happened, but a lot of planes were grounded and flights were cancelled. I don’t know much else, but according to the commentator on CNBC, all of the planes across the board weren’t receiving the same information, so for some planes, it was like flying blind. Not a good situation.

 

[CallMeKate]

All of the planes that were on the ground had to stay put. I didn’t hear the details or specific as to what happened, but a lot of planes were grounded and flights were cancelled. I don’t know much else, but according to the commentator on CNBC, all of the planes across the board weren’t receiving the same information, so for some planes, it was like flying blind. Not a good situation.

I just heard "no evidence of cyber attack" coming from the White House. But I kind of take any first-response data with a LOT of grains of salt because first reports are always so sketchy. That's a huge issue to ground every plane! For the record, first thing I heard on 9-11 was "no reason to believe this is a terrorist attack."

 

[jimintoronto]

Imagine who "profits " from something like this ? China, the Russians or the Iranians, all come to mind. Here in Toronto a week or so ago, the Hospital for Sick Children was the target for a ransom demand by a hacker group. The Hospital's phones, computer systems and patient record access was affected. The HSC IT team was able to correct the system damage in 3 days. The HSC did NOT pay any ransom demands, in this case. Ransomware is a way to take control of a computer network, and then demand payment, to release the system from the control of the thieves. It is a world wide criminal problem. JImB.

 

[oldman]

I just read that the FAA’s NOTAM system was out. This system alerts all pilots in the air as to any restrictions or hazards. It’s an important system with the more planes that are in the air.

 

[Jules]

From the FAA on Twitter
Update 5: Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews. The ground stop has been lifted. We continue to look into the cause of the initial problem

We’re reliant on air travel.

 

[chic]

Ah, the convenience of technology - NOT!

 

[Farrah Nuff]

Could it be that some enemy of the US did this?
Or does that seem too much like a conspiracy?
If we knew who was responsible, they could be shot.

 

[deaver]

you always hear about the bug in the computer, which actually did happen. way back during the time of the first large computer a moth actually shorted out the computer.