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Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) reaches for "massive" where Bloomberg - Technology stays flat.

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What happened Preliminary reports indicate the nationwide FAA communications failure was not a cyberattack, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN.
The headline split The Birmingham News (AL.com) frames it as "Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying". The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) frames it as "Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying".
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The Birmingham News (AL.com)News report · Nov 13, 10:07 PM

Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

Preliminary reports indicate the nationwide FAA communications failure was not a cyberattack, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN.

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Bloomberg - TechnologyNews report · Nov 13, 10:01 PM

FBI Said to Probe Whether Software Update Caused Mass FAA Outage

The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn’t believe the communication issue affecting air traffic control was due to a cyberattack or criminality, said a person familiar with the matter. On...

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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Nov 13, 10:07 PM

Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

Preliminary reports indicate the nationwide FAA communications failure was not a cyberattack, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN.

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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Nov 13, 10:07 PM

Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

Preliminary reports indicate the nationwide FAA communications failure was not a cyberattack, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN.

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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Nov 13, 10:07 PM

Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

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Preliminary reports indicate the nationwide FAA communications failure was not a cyberattack, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN.

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Nov 13, 10:01 PM: Bloomberg - Technology joined the source map.

Nov 13, 10:07 PM: The Birmingham News (AL.com) joined the source map.

Nov 13, 10:07 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.

Nov 13, 10:07 PM: The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) joined the source map.

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